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Weather in Little River, South Carolina

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

Little River, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Little River, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
L 48°H 76°
Little River, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    78°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    81°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    81°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    83°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    18%
    84°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    49%
    82°67°
Little River, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 41°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the sse.
Little River, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 30.10 inHg
Now
1019.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Little River, SC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
12.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Little River, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Little River, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Little River, 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 →

Little River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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.

ZIP codes in Little River

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.