Weather in Lake City, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Lake City, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
64°
9p
60°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
Lake City, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—93°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy—93°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—94°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast49%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast74%89°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle69%93°67°
Lake City, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lake City, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
172° · veering 26°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Lake City, SC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake City, 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.
Lake City, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake City, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.