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Weather in Bradley, South Carolina

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

Bradley, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Bradley, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
2a
53°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
L 46°H 78°
Bradley, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    92°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    16%
    93°63°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    69%
    92°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    69%
    83°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    85°67°
Bradley, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · backing 80°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 80° from the se.
Bradley, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bradley, SC
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bradley, 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
14h 00m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bradley, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
12:47 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bradley, 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 →

Bradley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 Bradley

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.