Weather in Saxapahaw, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saxapahaw, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
47%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Saxapahaw, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
Saxapahaw, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast30%93°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers76%83°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle76%76°58°
Saxapahaw, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Saxapahaw, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · steady
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Saxapahaw, NC
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Saxapahaw, 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 06m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saxapahaw, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Saxapahaw, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Saxapahaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.