Weather in Half Moon, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Half Moon, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
72%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Half Moon, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
67°
8p
Half Moon, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—80°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—88°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle47%89°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast72%86°65°
Half Moon, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Half Moon, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 166°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Half Moon, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Half Moon, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Half Moon, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Half Moon, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Half Moon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (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.