Weather in Lucama, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucama, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
42%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Lucama, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
Lucama, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear13%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers67%87°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%81°61°
Lucama, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lucama, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · backing 26°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Lucama, NC
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Lucama, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lucama, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:29 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lucama, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Lucama at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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 16, 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.