Weather in Elrod, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elrod, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
41%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Elrod, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
69°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
Elrod, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast11%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast61%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast75%86°66°
Elrod, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elrod, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 54°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
Elrod, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Elrod, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elrod, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:37 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elrod, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Elrod at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.