Weather in Franklinville, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franklinville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
41%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Franklinville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
68°
8p
Franklinville, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast36%93°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers79%84°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle79%78°59°
Franklinville, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Franklinville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
188° · backing 109°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Franklinville, NC
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Franklinville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Franklinville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:22 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Franklinville, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Franklinville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.