Weather in Clinton, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clinton, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
69%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Clinton, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
Clinton, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°64°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle14%93°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle75%94°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%82°66°
Clinton, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Clinton, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
131° · backing 32°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Clinton, SC
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clinton, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clinton, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clinton, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clinton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.