Weather in Shell Point, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shell Point, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
91%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Shell Point, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
72°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
Shell Point, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—85°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear12%88°70°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy33%86°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast43%86°69°
Shell Point, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Shell Point, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 60°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Shell Point, SC
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Shell Point, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shell Point, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Shell Point, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Shell Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.