Weather in Orrum, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orrum, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
52%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Orrum, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
69°
8p
Orrum, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—92°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast53%92°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%89°65°
Orrum, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Orrum, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 38°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Orrum, NC
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orrum, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orrum, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Orrum, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Orrum at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.