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Weather in Ravenel, South Carolina

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

Ravenel, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
82%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Ravenel, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
64°
10p
L 54°H 80°
Ravenel, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    85°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    86°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    89°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    11%
    88°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    86°69°
Ravenel, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · veering 14°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the se.
Ravenel, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Ravenel, SC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.3 μg/m³
PM 10
16.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ravenel, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ravenel, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ravenel, 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 →

Ravenel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP codes in Ravenel

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.