Weather in Dortches, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dortches, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
39%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Dortches, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
Dortches, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear16%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle67%79°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%78°60°
Dortches, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dortches, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · veering 162°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
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
Dortches, NC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Dortches, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dortches, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:28 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dortches, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Dortches at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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
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.