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Weather in Cerro Gordo, North Carolina

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

Cerro Gordo, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
53%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Cerro Gordo, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
L 47°H 77°
Cerro Gordo, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    90°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    89°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73%
    88°66°
Cerro Gordo, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 16°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the sse.
Cerro Gordo, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Cerro Gordo, 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
Cerro Gordo, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cerro Gordo, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:23 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cerro Gordo, 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 →

Cerro Gordo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Cerro Gordo

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.