Weather in Riegelwood, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riegelwood, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Riegelwood, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
69°
8p
Riegelwood, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle38%90°68°
- FridayMay 22Overcast72%87°66°
Riegelwood, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Riegelwood, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · backing 84°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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
Riegelwood, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Riegelwood, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riegelwood, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Riegelwood, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Riegelwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.