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Weather in New Ellenton, South Carolina

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

New Ellenton, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
New Ellenton, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
67°
9p
L 49°H 78°
New Ellenton, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    91°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    91°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    93°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    53%
    95°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66%
    91°67°
New Ellenton, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
124° · veering 65°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 65° from the se.
New Ellenton, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
New Ellenton, SC
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
13.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Ellenton, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Ellenton, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Ellenton, 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 →

New Ellenton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 New Ellenton

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.