Weather in Richlands, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richlands, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Richlands, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
Richlands, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°59°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—92°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle50%88°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast73%87°64°
Richlands, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Richlands, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 130°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
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
Richlands, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Richlands, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Richlands, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Richlands, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Richlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (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 17, 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.