Weather in Arapahoe, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arapahoe, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Arapahoe, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
Arapahoe, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°56°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—86°66°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—87°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—87°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers42%86°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast66%83°65°
Arapahoe, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Arapahoe, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · backing 87°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Arapahoe, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Arapahoe, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arapahoe, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Arapahoe, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Arapahoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.