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
Lake Royale, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy19%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle69%82°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast69%79°59°
Lake Royale, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lake Royale, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.