Weather in Piedmont, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Piedmont, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
61%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Piedmont, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
Piedmont, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle14%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle68%88°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%75°63°
Piedmont, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Piedmont, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 23°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
Piedmont, SC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Piedmont, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Piedmont, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Piedmont, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Piedmont 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.