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Weather in Black Creek, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black Creek, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
57%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Black Creek, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
66°
8p
L 45°H 75°
Black Creek, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    13%
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    66%
    87°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66%
    81°61°
Black Creek, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 56°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 56° from the sse.
Black Creek, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Black Creek, NC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Black Creek, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black Creek, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:15 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Black Creek, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (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.

ZIP codes in Black Creek

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.