Weather in Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Isle of Palms, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Isle of Palms, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
74°
2p
73°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
70°
7p
68°
8p
67°
9p
Isle of Palms, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—78°59°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°69°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—79°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—79°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—82°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%80°71°
Isle of Palms, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Isle of Palms, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
134° · backing 115°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 7
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
Isle of Palms, SC
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Isle of Palms, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Isle of Palms, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Isle of Palms, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Isle of Palms at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.