Weather in Clemson, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clemson, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Clemson, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
Clemson, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle17%93°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle68%90°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%81°64°
Clemson, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Clemson, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 156°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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
Clemson, SC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clemson, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clemson, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clemson, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clemson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.