Weather in Tatum, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tatum, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
51%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Tatum, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
62°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
Tatum, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle66%91°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast72%83°67°
Tatum, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tatum, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · veering 87°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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
Tatum, SC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tatum, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tatum, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Tatum, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tatum at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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.