Weather in Scranton, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scranton, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Scranton, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
Scranton, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—93°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—94°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast49%91°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast74%84°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle69%85°67°
Scranton, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Scranton, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
154° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
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
Scranton, SC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Scranton, 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
13h 59m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scranton, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Scranton, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Scranton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.