Weather in Fairfax, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfax, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Fairfax, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
Fairfax, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%93°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast31%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast64%87°67°
Fairfax, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairfax, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · steady
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Fairfax, SC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairfax, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairfax, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairfax, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairfax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.