Weather in Shannon, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shannon, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
52%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Shannon, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
64°
9p
Shannon, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—87°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle66%89°66°
- FridayMay 22Foggy76%85°66°
Shannon, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Shannon, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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
Shannon, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Shannon, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shannon, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shannon, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Shannon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (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.