Weather in Norman, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Norman, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
34%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Norman, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
Norman, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast19%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle77%91°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%79°62°
Norman, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Norman, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 166°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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
Norman, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Norman, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Norman, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:38 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Norman, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Norman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above 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 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.