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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
L 37°H 74°
Forest Hills, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    85°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    83°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    85°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    81%
    76°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    72°62°
Forest Hills, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 3 · pk 7 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Forest Hills, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.70 inHg
Now
938.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936943
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Forest Hills

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.