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Weather in Fairfield, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfield, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
63%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Fairfield, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
14%
7p
61°
10%
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
L 48°H 72°
Fairfield, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    78°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    85°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    82°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    83°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    83°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    56%
    77°62°
Fairfield, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 14°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the s.
Fairfield, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Fairfield, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Fairfield, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairfield, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:22 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fairfield, 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 →

Fairfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Fairfield

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.