Weather in Southmont, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southmont, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Southmont, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
48°
8a
55°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
Southmont, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle36%92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle77%87°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle76%75°60°
Southmont, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Southmont, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 61°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Southmont, NC
Air quality
103
AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive
- PM 2.5
- 15.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Southmont, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Southmont, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Southmont, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Southmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.