Weather in Chester, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
62%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Chester, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
63°
9p
Chester, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle12%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle75%94°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%82°67°
Chester, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chester, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · veering 144°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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
Chester, SC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 21.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 22.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chester, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chester, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Chester 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.