Weather in Lydia, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lydia, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
53%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Lydia, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
66°
9p
Lydia, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—87°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle64%92°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast74%84°66°
Lydia, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lydia, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
175° · backing 95°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Lydia, SC
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lydia, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lydia, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lydia, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lydia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.