Weather in Southern Pines, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southern Pines, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
43%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Southern Pines, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
Southern Pines, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle75%92°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%82°63°
Southern Pines, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Southern Pines, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · veering 97°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Southern Pines, NC
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Southern Pines, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Southern Pines, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Southern Pines, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Southern Pines at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (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.