Weather in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
53%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
65°
8p
Roanoke Rapids, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear22%94°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle64%76°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast64%77°60°
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 36°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Roanoke Rapids, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Roanoke Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 26 (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 17, 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.