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Weather in Garner, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Garner, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Garner, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
L 43°H 74°
Garner, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    18%
    92°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    72%
    89°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72%
    80°60°
Garner, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the sse.
Garner, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Garner, 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
Garner, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Garner, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:18 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Garner, 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 →

Garner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

ZIP codes in Garner

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.