Weather in Balfour, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balfour, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
47%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Balfour, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
7p
56°
8p
52°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
49°
9a
55°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
Balfour, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°58°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle58%87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers87%76°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%71°59°
Balfour, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Balfour, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 115°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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
Balfour, NC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Balfour, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balfour, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:49 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Balfour, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Balfour at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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 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.