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Weather in Dana, North Carolina

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

Dana, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
47%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Dana, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
38°
7a
45°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
L 38°H 70°
Dana, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    79°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    84°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    52%
    87°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    84%
    78°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    71°58°
Dana, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · backing 145°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 145° from the s.
Dana, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.75 inHg
Now
939.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937942
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dana, NC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.0 μg/m³
PM 10
13.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Dana, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dana, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:48 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dana, 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 →

Dana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 16, 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 Dana

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.