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Weather in Rockingham, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockingham, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
49%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Rockingham, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
66°
9p
L 43°H 77°
Rockingham, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    93°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    16%
    93°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    92°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74%
    83°65°
Rockingham, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · veering 93°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 93° from the se.
Rockingham, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rockingham, NC
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockingham, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockingham, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rockingham, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockingham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (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.

ZIP codes in Rockingham

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.