Weather in Ruffin, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruffin, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Ruffin, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
Ruffin, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—93°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle33%94°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle72%71°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle72%72°54°
Ruffin, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ruffin, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
188° · backing 57°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Ruffin, NC
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ruffin, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ruffin, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ruffin, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ruffin 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.