Weather in Albemarle, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Albemarle, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
43%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Albemarle, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
Albemarle, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast24%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers77%91°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%80°63°
Albemarle, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Albemarle, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
225° · backing 119°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Albemarle, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Albemarle, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Albemarle, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Albemarle, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Albemarle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.