Weather in Lynchburg, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lynchburg, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:53 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Lynchburg, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
Lynchburg, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—93°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—94°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy—93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%92°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast72%92°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Showers62%88°67°
Lynchburg, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lynchburg, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 14°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
Lynchburg, SC
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lynchburg, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 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.
Lynchburg, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lynchburg, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lynchburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.