Weather in Lenoir, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lenoir, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
45%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Lenoir, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
47°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
Lenoir, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle45%92°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle85%79°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%62°59°
Lenoir, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lenoir, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · backing 158°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Lenoir, NC
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lenoir, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lenoir, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lenoir, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lenoir at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (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.