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Weather in Bethune, South Carolina

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

Bethune, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Bethune, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
64°
9p
L 45°H 77°
Bethune, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    86°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    93°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    70%
    91°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    73%
    85°66°
Bethune, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 60°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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 4 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the sse.
Bethune, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bethune, SC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bethune, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bethune, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:29 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bethune, 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 →

Bethune at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Bethune

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.