Weather in Flat Rock, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Flat Rock, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Flat Rock, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
69°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
Flat Rock, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle51%87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers83%76°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle65%70°58°
Flat Rock, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Flat Rock, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · backing 70°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Flat Rock, NC
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 14.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Flat Rock, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Flat Rock, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Flat Rock, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Flat Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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 17, 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.