Weather in Rains, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rains, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rains, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
Rains, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—92°60°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle46%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%85°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle63%84°67°
Rains, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rains, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 16°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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
Rains, SC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rains, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rains, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:26 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rains, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (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.