Weather in Rich Square, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rich Square, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Rich Square, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
61°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
Rich Square, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—86°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear17%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle66%72°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast66%76°60°
Rich Square, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rich Square, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
190° · backing 8°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Rich Square, NC
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Rich Square, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rich Square, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:24 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rich Square, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Rich Square at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.