Weather in East Arcadia, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Arcadia, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
54%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
East Arcadia, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
69°
8p
East Arcadia, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy—92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle39%90°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast74%88°66°
East Arcadia, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
East Arcadia, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · backing 82°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
East Arcadia, 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
East Arcadia, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Arcadia, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
East Arcadia, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
East Arcadia 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.