Weather in Fontana Dam, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fontana Dam, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
56%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Fontana Dam, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
46°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
70°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
Fontana Dam, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%86°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers80%78°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%75°62°
Fontana Dam, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fontana Dam, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 80°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fontana Dam, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 61.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fontana Dam, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fontana Dam, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fontana Dam, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fontana Dam 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 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.