Weather in Maiden, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maiden, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
48%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Maiden, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
Maiden, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast27%92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers79%76°62°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle74%73°58°
Maiden, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Maiden, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · veering 11°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
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
Maiden, NC
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Maiden, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maiden, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Maiden, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Maiden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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 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.