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Weather in Ridgeway, South Carolina

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

Ridgeway, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:36 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
45%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Ridgeway, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
L 45°H 76°
Ridgeway, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    92°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    93°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    90°65°
Ridgeway, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 90°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
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
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ridgeway, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ridgeway, SC
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
16.9 μg/m³
PM 10
18.7 μg/m³
NO₂
6.1 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ridgeway, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgeway, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ridgeway, 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 →

Ridgeway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Ridgeway

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.