Weather in Ruby, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruby, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Ruby, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
Ruby, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—92°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle69%93°66°
- FridayMay 22Foggy69%83°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast61%89°65°
Ruby, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ruby, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · backing 112°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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
Ruby, SC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ruby, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ruby, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ruby, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ruby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.