Weather in Bowdens, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowdens, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
51%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Bowdens, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
Bowdens, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—83°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle63%88°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast74%88°64°
Bowdens, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bowdens, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 43°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
Bowdens, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bowdens, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowdens, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bowdens, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bowdens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.