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Weather in Rolesville, North Carolina

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

Rolesville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
48%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rolesville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
66°
8p
L 43°H 74°
Rolesville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    93°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    70%
    85°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70%
    79°59°
Rolesville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 33°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the s.
Rolesville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Rolesville, NC
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rolesville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rolesville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rolesville, 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 →

Rolesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Rolesville

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.