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Weather in Barker Heights, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barker Heights, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
47%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Barker Heights, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
37°
7a
45°
8a
50°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
L 37°H 72°
Barker Heights, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    84°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    53%
    88°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    85%
    78°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    72°59°
Barker Heights, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · backing 119°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
avg 5 · pk 12 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 119° from the s.
Barker Heights, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.88 inHg
Now
944.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941947
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Barker Heights, 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
Barker Heights, 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 03m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Barker Heights, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:48 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Barker Heights, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barker Heights 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.

ZIP codes in Barker Heights

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.