Weather in Franklinton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklinton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Franklinton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
66°
8p
Franklinton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast19%94°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers68%80°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast68%80°58°
Franklinton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Franklinton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 6°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Franklinton, NC
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Franklinton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklinton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Franklinton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Franklinton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.