Weather in Great Falls, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Great Falls, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
57%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Great Falls, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
Great Falls, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle71%95°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle71%87°66°
Great Falls, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Great Falls, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
137° · veering 34°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
Great Falls, SC
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Great Falls, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Great Falls, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Great Falls, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Great Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.