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Weather in Liberty, North Carolina

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

Liberty, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Liberty, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
60°
9p
L 41°H 73°
Liberty, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    92°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    79%
    78°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    76°57°
Liberty, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 9°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the ssw.
Liberty, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Liberty, NC
Air quality
94
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.2 μg/m³
PM 10
13.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Liberty, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Liberty, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:21 AM
Moonset
12:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Liberty, 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 →

Liberty at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Liberty

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.