Weather in Avon, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Avon, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
78%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Avon, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
64°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
63°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
61°
8a
61°
9a
61°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
64°
8p
Avon, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—69°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—70°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—75°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—74°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—75°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle35%74°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle40%74°67°
Avon, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Avon, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · backing 23°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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
Avon, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Avon, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avon, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Avon, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Avon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.