Weather in Mount Airy, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Airy, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
45%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Mount Airy, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
46°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
Mount Airy, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast34%91°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle77%69°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle74%61°55°
Mount Airy, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mount Airy, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 150°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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
Mount Airy, NC
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Airy, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Airy, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mount Airy, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Airy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.