Weather in North, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
North, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
North, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%91°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle51%94°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%92°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast66%90°65°
North, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
North, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 95°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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
North, SC
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
North, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
North, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
North at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.