Weather in Bluffton, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bluffton, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Bluffton, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
Bluffton, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°59°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—83°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle—88°69°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy32%87°69°
Bluffton, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bluffton, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · veering 78°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Bluffton, SC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bluffton, 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
13h 50m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bluffton, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bluffton, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bluffton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (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.