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Weather in Allendale, South Carolina

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

Allendale, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
85%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Allendale, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
2a
56°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
L 49°H 80°
Allendale, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    94°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    34%
    94°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    92°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    65%
    91°69°
Allendale, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · backing 173°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 173° from the se.
Allendale, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.88 inHg
Now
1012.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Allendale, SC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Allendale, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Allendale, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Allendale, 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 →

Allendale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 Allendale

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.