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
Cope, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Foggy—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy43%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%89°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast66%89°66°
Cope, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cope, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.