Weather in Gaffney, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gaffney, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Gaffney, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
59°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
Gaffney, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear12%89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast23%90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain78%86°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle78%74°61°
Gaffney, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Gaffney, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 15°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gaffney, SC
Air quality
96
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gaffney, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gaffney, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gaffney, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Gaffney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.