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Weather in Abbeville, South Carolina

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

Abbeville, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
51%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Abbeville, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
L 46°H 76°
Abbeville, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    14%
    93°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    93°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    87°66°
Abbeville, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 42°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 10 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Abbeville, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Abbeville, SC
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
17.3 μg/m³
PM 10
19.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.6 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Abbeville, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Abbeville, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
12:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Abbeville, 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 →

Abbeville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

ZIP codes in Abbeville

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.