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
Fort Lawn, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle74%93°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle74%82°66°
Fort Lawn, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Lawn, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.