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Weather in Pelion, South Carolina

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

Pelion, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
80%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Pelion, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
L 48°H 79°
Pelion, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    92°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    94°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    91°66°
Pelion, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 10°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the sse.
Pelion, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Pelion, SC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
13.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pelion, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pelion, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pelion, 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 →

Pelion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Pelion

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.