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Weather in Summerton, South Carolina

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

Summerton, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Summerton, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
L 46°H 79°
Summerton, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    91°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    88°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    48%
    90°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75%
    86°67°
Summerton, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the sse.
Summerton, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Summerton, SC
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
14.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Summerton, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Summerton, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Summerton, 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 →

Summerton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 Summerton

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.