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Weather in McColl, South Carolina

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

McColl, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
61%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
McColl, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
64°
9p
L 44°H 78°
McColl, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    87°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    93°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    92°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    91°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    72%
    83°67°
McColl, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 7°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 24 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the sse.
McColl, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
McColl, SC
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McColl, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McColl, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McColl, 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 →

McColl at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 McColl

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.