Weather in Laurens, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurens, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Laurens, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
Laurens, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°61°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle13%93°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers68%94°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%78°66°
Laurens, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Laurens, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
130° · backing 23°
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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
Laurens, SC
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Laurens, 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
14h 00m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laurens, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Laurens, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Laurens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.