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Weather in Rougemont, North Carolina

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

Rougemont, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
46%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Rougemont, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
71°
7p
66°
8p
L 42°H 75°
Rougemont, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    85°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    93°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    33%
    93°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    71%
    72°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    76°57°
Rougemont, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · steady
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Rougemont, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rougemont, NC
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.1 μg/m³
PM 10
12.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rougemont, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rougemont, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:17 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rougemont, 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 →

Rougemont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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.

ZIP codes in Rougemont

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.