Weather in Ayden, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ayden, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
57%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Ayden, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
66°
8p
Ayden, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—84°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle62%78°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%80°62°
Ayden, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ayden, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 7°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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
Ayden, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ayden, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ayden, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ayden, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ayden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.