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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
L 50°H 78°
Jackson, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    11%
    92°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    93°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    50%
    95°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    91°68°
Jackson, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the sse.
Jackson, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Jackson

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.