Weather in Northwest, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northwest, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Northwest, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
68°
8p
Northwest, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—91°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy—92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast36%89°68°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%86°66°
Northwest, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Northwest, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 85°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Northwest, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Northwest, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Northwest, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Northwest, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Northwest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.