Weather in Star, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Star, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
41%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Star, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
Star, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%92°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle77%91°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%77°61°
Star, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Star, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · veering 95°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Star, 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
Star, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Star, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Star, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Star at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.