Weather in Princeton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Princeton, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Princeton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
Princeton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear13%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast67%85°62°
Princeton, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Princeton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
172° · backing 23°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Princeton, NC
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Princeton, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Princeton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:30 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Princeton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Princeton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (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.