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Weather in Faison, North Carolina

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

Faison, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Faison, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
L 46°H 75°
Faison, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    83°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    90°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    88°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74%
    88°64°
Faison, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 34°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the sse.
Faison, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Faison, NC
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Faison, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Faison, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:31 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Faison, 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 →

Faison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 Faison

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.