Weather in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
Fuquay-Varina, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear17%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle73%88°64°
- FridayMay 22Overcast73%79°61°
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
223° · veering 43°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fuquay-Varina, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fuquay-Varina at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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.