Weather in Butters, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butters, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
49%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Butters, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
Butters, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle55%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle76%87°66°
Butters, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Butters, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 32°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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
Butters, NC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Butters, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Butters, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:22 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Butters, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Butters at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.