Weather in Jackson, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jackson, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Jackson, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
64°
10p
Jackson, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°55°
- SundayMay 17Foggy11%92°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%93°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast50%95°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%91°68°
Jackson, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Jackson, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 58°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Jackson, SC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Jackson, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jackson, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Jackson, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.