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Weather in Parmele, North Carolina

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

Parmele, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
49%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Parmele, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
L 46°H 74°
Parmele, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    11%
    90°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    86°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    80°60°
Parmele, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 24°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 28 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the s.
Parmele, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Parmele, NC
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Parmele, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parmele, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:26 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Parmele, 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 →

Parmele at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Parmele

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.