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Weather in Stedman, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stedman, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
42%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Stedman, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
L 47°H 77°
Stedman, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    85°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    11%
    91°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    62%
    91°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75%
    85°65°
Stedman, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 61°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 61° from the sse.
Stedman, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Stedman, NC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Stedman, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stedman, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:34 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Stedman, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stedman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 16, 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 Stedman

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.