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Weather in Jamestown, South Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jamestown, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Jamestown, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
66°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
L 49°H 78°
Jamestown, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    26%
    92°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    84°67°
Jamestown, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 47°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
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
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the sse.
Jamestown, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.8
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Jamestown, SC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
10.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jamestown, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jamestown, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Jamestown, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jamestown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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.

ZIP codes in Jamestown

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.