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Weather in South Charleston, Ohio

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

South Charleston, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
86%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
South Charleston, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
45°
8a
52°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
63°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
65°
7p
64°
8p
61°
9p
59°
10p
L 41°H 65°
South Charleston, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    81%
    73°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    30%
    83°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    87°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    63%
    81°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    68%
    67°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    67°53°
South Charleston, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 127°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 10 · pk 32 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 127° from the nw.
South Charleston, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Charleston, OH
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
7.4 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
South Charleston, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Charleston, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
1:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
South Charleston, OH
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 →

South Charleston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in South Charleston

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.