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Weather in Varnville, South Carolina

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

Varnville, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
84%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Varnville, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
61°
11p
L 50°H 81°
Varnville, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    93°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    93°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    59%
    87°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    64%
    89°67°
Varnville, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · veering 42°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the se.
Varnville, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Varnville, SC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Varnville, 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 54m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Varnville, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Varnville, 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 →

Varnville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Varnville

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.