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Weather in Cope, South Carolina

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

Cope, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Cope, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
L 49°H 79°
Cope, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Foggy
    92°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    92°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    43%
    93°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70%
    89°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    66%
    89°66°
Cope, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 72°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 72° from the sse.
Cope, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cope, SC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cope, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cope, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cope, 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 →

Cope at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Cope

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.