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Weather in Colerain, North Carolina

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

Colerain, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
39%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Colerain, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
L 47°H 74°
Colerain, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    11%
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62%
    76°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    60%
    74°60°
Colerain, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · backing 48°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
avg 8 · pk 30 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 48° from the s.
Colerain, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Colerain, NC
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Colerain, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colerain, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:22 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Colerain, 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 →

Colerain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Colerain

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.