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Weather in Grantsboro, North Carolina

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

Grantsboro, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Grantsboro, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
L 47°H 74°
Grantsboro, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    88°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    51%
    89°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68%
    84°62°
Grantsboro, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 38°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the s.
Grantsboro, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.7
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Grantsboro, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
10.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Grantsboro, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grantsboro, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:12 AM
Moonset
12:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Grantsboro, 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 →

Grantsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 Grantsboro

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.