Weather in Raeford, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raeford, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
37%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Raeford, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
78°
6p
Raeford, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle69%89°66°
- FridayMay 22Foggy72%82°65°
Raeford, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Raeford, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · veering 162°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Raeford, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Raeford, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Raeford, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:36 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Raeford, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Raeford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 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.