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Weather in Russellville, South Carolina

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

Russellville, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Russellville, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
61°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
68°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
L 49°H 78°
Russellville, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    90°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    93°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    37%
    93°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67%
    85°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    87°67°
Russellville, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 37°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
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 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the sse.
Russellville, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Russellville, SC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
12.0 μg/m³
PM 10
16.6 μg/m³
NO₂
5.6 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Russellville, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Russellville, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Russellville, 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 →

Russellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 Russellville

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.