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Weather in Candor, North Carolina

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

Candor, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
37%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Candor, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
L 44°H 74°
Candor, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    19%
    92°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    92°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    77°61°
Candor, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 154°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 154° from the s.
Candor, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Candor, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.1 μg/m³
PM 10
14.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Candor, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Candor, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:37 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Candor, 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 →

Candor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Candor

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.