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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
L 49°H 80°
North, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    91°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    94°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70%
    92°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    66%
    90°65°
North, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 95° from the sse.
North, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in North

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.