Weather in Forest Hills, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest Hills, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
58%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Forest Hills, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
37°
7a
42°
8a
49°
9a
55°
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
63°
9p
Forest Hills, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°60°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—85°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle60%85°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle81%76°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle65%72°62°
Forest Hills, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Forest Hills, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 46°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Forest Hills, NC
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 60.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forest Hills, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest Hills, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Forest Hills, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Forest Hills 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.