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Weather in Falkland, North Carolina

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

Falkland, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
47%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Falkland, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
L 46°H 74°
Falkland, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    11%
    90°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    84°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    81°61°
Falkland, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 41°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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 8 · pk 27 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the s.
Falkland, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Falkland, NC
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Falkland, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Falkland, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:27 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Falkland, 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 →

Falkland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 21 (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 Falkland

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.