Weather in Maxton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maxton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
48%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Maxton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
Maxton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle66%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast74%85°66°
Maxton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Maxton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Maxton, NC
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Maxton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maxton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:24 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Maxton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Maxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (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.