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Weather in Delco, North Carolina

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

Delco, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
58%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Delco, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
69°
8p
L 49°H 78°
Delco, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    91°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    37%
    90°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71%
    88°66°
Delco, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · backing 87°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 87° from the s.
Delco, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Delco, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Delco, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Delco, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:20 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Delco, 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 →

Delco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Delco

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.