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Weather in Icard, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Icard, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
34%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Icard, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
60°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
L 42°H 76°
Icard, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    89°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    35%
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    81%
    75°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    76%
    62°57°
Icard, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · veering 42°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the s.
Icard, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Icard, NC
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.1 μg/m³
PM 10
15.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Icard, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Icard, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:43 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Icard, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Icard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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 16, 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 Icard

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.