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Weather in Advance, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Advance, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:03 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
31%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Advance, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
45°
8a
53°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
L 39°H 74°
Advance, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    30%
    93°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    78%
    78°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76%
    64°55°
Advance, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · steady
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Advance, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Advance, NC
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.6 μg/m³
Ozone
125.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Advance, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Advance, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:38 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Advance, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Advance at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 16, 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 Advance

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.