Weather in Saluda, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saluda, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Saluda, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
67°
9p
Saluda, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°65°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—94°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast11%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle63%94°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast63%89°65°
Saluda, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Saluda, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Saluda, SC
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Saluda, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saluda, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Saluda, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Saluda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.