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Weather in Polkton, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Polkton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Polkton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
L 43°H 79°
Polkton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    16%
    93°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    75%
    93°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    82°65°
Polkton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 126°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Polkton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.2
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.2
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Polkton, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.9 μg/m³
PM 10
15.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Polkton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Polkton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:27 AM
Moonset
12:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Polkton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Polkton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (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.

ZIP codes in Polkton

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.