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Weather in Middlesex, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middlesex, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
36%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Middlesex, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
L 45°H 75°
Middlesex, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    85°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71%
    80°60°
Middlesex, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 20°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the s.
Middlesex, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Middlesex, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
10.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Middlesex, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Middlesex, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:30 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Middlesex, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middlesex at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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.

ZIP codes in Middlesex

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.