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Weather in Lake Royale, North Carolina

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

Lake Royale, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
45%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Lake Royale, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
L 45°H 75°
Lake Royale, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    19%
    93°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    82°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69%
    79°59°
Lake Royale, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 36°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the sse.
Lake Royale, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lake Royale, NC
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lake Royale, 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 07m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Royale, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:15 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lake Royale, 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 →

Lake Royale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Lake Royale

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.