Weather in Light Oak, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Light Oak, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
52%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Light Oak, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
Light Oak, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers76%85°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle76%76°60°
Light Oak, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Light Oak, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 110°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
Light Oak, NC
Air quality
96
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Light Oak, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Light Oak, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Light Oak, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Light Oak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.