Weather in Florence, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Florence, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
53%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Florence, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
Florence, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—94°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—93°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%91°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast71%84°66°
Florence, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Florence, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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
Florence, SC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Florence, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florence, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Florence, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (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.