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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
L 47°H 77°
Elrod, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    91°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61%
    90°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75%
    86°66°
Elrod, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 24 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the sse.
Elrod, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Elrod

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.