Weather in Stem, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stem, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
32%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Stem, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
Stem, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast28%94°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers69%80°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%76°57°
Stem, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Stem, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 117°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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
Stem, NC
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Stem, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stem, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:31 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Stem, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Stem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.