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Weather in Germanton, North Carolina

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

Germanton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Germanton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
L 41°H 76°
Germanton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    40%
    94°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    72°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    70°55°
Germanton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 119°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 119° from the s.
Germanton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Germanton, NC
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Germanton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Germanton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Germanton, 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 →

Germanton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 25 (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.

ZIP codes in Germanton

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.