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Weather in Fort Lawn, South Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Lawn, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Fort Lawn, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
L 43°H 76°
Fort Lawn, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    92°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    74%
    93°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    74%
    82°66°
Fort Lawn, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 70°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Lawn, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Lawn, SC
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
17.3 μg/m³
PM 10
18.6 μg/m³
NO₂
8.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fort Lawn, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Lawn, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fort Lawn, 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 →

Fort Lawn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP codes in Fort Lawn

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.