Weather in Sanford, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
43%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Sanford, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
Sanford, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%93°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers76%92°64°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle76%79°61°
Sanford, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sanford, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
190° · veering 63°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Sanford, NC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sanford, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanford, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sanford, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (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.