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Weather in Goldston, North Carolina

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

Goldston, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
44%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Goldston, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
61°
9p
L 44°H 74°
Goldston, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    93°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    77%
    92°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    77%
    80°60°
Goldston, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 134°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 18 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Goldston, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Goldston, NC
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.2 μg/m³
PM 10
12.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Goldston, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Goldston, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:21 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Goldston, 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 →

Goldston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Goldston

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.