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Weather in Mesic, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mesic, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
64%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Mesic, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
L 49°H 75°
Mesic, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    81°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    90°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    89°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    87°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    88°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    49%
    87°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64%
    81°63°
Mesic, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 58°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 58° from the s.
Mesic, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 30.14 inHg
Now
1020.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Mesic, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
10.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mesic, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mesic, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:11 AM
Moonset
12:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mesic, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mesic at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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.

ZIP codes in Mesic

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.