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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
L 38°H 69°
Flat Rock, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    82°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    83°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    82°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    51%
    87°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    83%
    76°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    70°58°
Flat Rock, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 70° from the s.
Flat Rock, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.46 inHg
Now
929.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928934
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Flat Rock

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.