Weather in Fair Play, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fair Play, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
52%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Fair Play, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
45°
7a
50°
8a
55°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
Fair Play, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—91°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle23%92°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%89°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%77°64°
Fair Play, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fair Play, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
122° · veering 141°
Direction
ESE
122°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair Play, SC
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 23.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 25.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fair Play, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fair Play, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fair Play, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fair Play at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.