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Weather in Ruby, South Carolina

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

Ruby, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Ruby, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
L 44°H 78°
Ruby, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    87°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    93°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    93°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    69%
    83°66°
Ruby, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 15°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the s.
Ruby, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ruby, SC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.8 μg/m³
PM 10
9.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ruby, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ruby, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:27 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ruby, 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 →

Ruby 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.

ZIP codes in Ruby

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.