Weather in Locust, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Locust, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
46%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Locust, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
Locust, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—89°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast21%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers75%86°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle75%79°63°
Locust, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Locust, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 117°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Locust, NC
Air quality
99
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Locust, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Locust, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Locust, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Locust at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.