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Weather in Plum Branch, South Carolina

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

Plum Branch, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
53%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Plum Branch, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
63°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
75°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
68°
9p
L 47°H 80°
Plum Branch, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    93°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    95°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60%
    95°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68%
    90°66°
Plum Branch, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 144°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the se.
Plum Branch, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Plum Branch, SC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
16.4 μg/m³
PM 10
18.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Plum Branch, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plum Branch, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Plum Branch, 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 →

Plum Branch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Plum Branch

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.