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Weather in Snelling, South Carolina

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

Snelling, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Snelling, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
L 49°H 79°
Snelling, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    92°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    45%
    93°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    91°67°
Snelling, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
136° · backing 152°
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 18 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 152° from the se.
Snelling, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Snelling, SC
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.1 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Snelling, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Snelling, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
12:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Snelling, 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 →

Snelling at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (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 Snelling

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.