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Weather in Olanta, South Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Olanta, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Olanta, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
L 46°H 80°
Olanta, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    87°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    93°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    53%
    91°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78%
    84°66°
Olanta, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 16°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the sse.
Olanta, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Olanta, SC
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Olanta, 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 57m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olanta, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:29 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Olanta, 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 →

Olanta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP codes in Olanta

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.