Weather in Lowndesville, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowndesville, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
67%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Lowndesville, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
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
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
Lowndesville, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—90°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—92°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers15%93°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle68%92°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle68%83°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast67%88°66°
Lowndesville, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lowndesville, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 157°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lowndesville, SC
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 21.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 23.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 12.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lowndesville, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lowndesville, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lowndesville, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lowndesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.