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Weather in Lilesville, North Carolina

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

Lilesville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
45%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Lilesville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
L 44°H 76°
Lilesville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    16%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    92°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    81°65°
Lilesville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 58°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lilesville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Lilesville, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
12.5 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lilesville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lilesville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:26 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lilesville, 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 →

Lilesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 Lilesville

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.