Weather in Lillington, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lillington, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
42%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Lillington, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
Lillington, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle72%91°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%80°63°
Lillington, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lillington, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · veering 35°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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
Lillington, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lillington, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lillington, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lillington, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lillington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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.