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Weather in Carolina Meadows, North Carolina

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

Carolina Meadows, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
43%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Carolina Meadows, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
L 45°H 76°
Carolina Meadows, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    93°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    27%
    94°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    74%
    88°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    74%
    76°58°
Carolina Meadows, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · steady
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Carolina Meadows, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Carolina Meadows, NC
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.4 μg/m³
PM 10
14.0 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Carolina Meadows, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carolina Meadows, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:19 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Carolina Meadows, 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 →

Carolina Meadows at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Carolina Meadows

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.