Weather in Red Cross, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Cross, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
38%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Red Cross, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
7p
61°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
Red Cross, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers75%86°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle75%79°63°
Red Cross, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Red Cross, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · backing 130°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Red Cross, NC
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Red Cross, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Red Cross, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:40 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Red Cross, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Red Cross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (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.