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
Rockingham, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°62°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—93°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%93°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle74%92°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast74%83°65°
Rockingham, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rockingham, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.