Weather in Rutherford College, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutherford College, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
46%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Rutherford College, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
Rutherford College, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast37%92°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle82%76°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle76%62°58°
Rutherford College, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rutherford College, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 12°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Rutherford College, NC
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rutherford College, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rutherford College, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rutherford College, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rutherford College at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (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.