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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
L 43°H 76°
Southern Pines, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    92°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    75%
    92°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    82°63°
Southern Pines, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 97° from the s.
Southern Pines, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Southern Pines

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.