Weather in Columbus, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Columbus, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
Columbus, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Rain39%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers79%84°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%70°60°
Columbus, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Columbus, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 95°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Columbus, NC
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbus, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Columbus, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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 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.