Weather in JAARS, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
JAARS, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
49%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
JAARS, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
JAARS, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle77%91°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%82°66°
JAARS, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
JAARS, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 83°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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
JAARS, NC
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 18.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
JAARS, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
JAARS, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
JAARS, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
JAARS at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.