Weather in North Charleston, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Charleston, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
North Charleston, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
North Charleston, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—85°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—91°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear14%90°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle50%85°71°
North Charleston, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
North Charleston, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
127° · backing 119°
Direction
SE
127°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
North Charleston, SC
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
North Charleston, 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 53m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Charleston, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
North Charleston, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
North Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.