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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
L 43°H 75°
Red Cross, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    22%
    91°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    75%
    86°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    75%
    79°63°
Red Cross, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 130° from the sw.
Red Cross, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.9
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Red Cross

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.