Weather in Columbia, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Columbia, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
57°
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
65°
8p
Columbia, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—81°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle55%78°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast60%77°62°
Columbia, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Columbia, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 42°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Columbia, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbia, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbia, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Columbia, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (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.