Weather in Lancaster, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lancaster, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Lancaster, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
65°
9p
Lancaster, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle75%94°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle75%82°67°
Lancaster, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lancaster, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 38°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
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
Lancaster, SC
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 18.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lancaster, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lancaster, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lancaster, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lancaster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.