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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
L 46°H 75°
Lowndesville, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    15%
    93°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    92°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    68%
    83°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    67%
    88°66°
Lowndesville, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 3 · pk 12 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 157° from the sse.
Lowndesville, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Lowndesville

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.