Weather in Plum Branch, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plum Branch, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
46%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Plum Branch, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
75°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
Plum Branch, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle13%95°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast60%95°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast68%90°66°
Plum Branch, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Plum Branch, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
143° · backing 172°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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
Plum Branch, SC
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Plum Branch, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plum Branch, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Plum Branch, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Plum Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.