Weather in Charleston, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charleston, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
73%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Charleston, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
Charleston, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast11%89°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%89°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers59%87°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle66%80°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle52%80°64°
Charleston, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Charleston, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 93°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Charleston, TN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 14.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 55.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Charleston, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Charleston, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Charleston, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.