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Weather in Swepsonville, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Swepsonville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
48%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Swepsonville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
L 39°H 75°
Swepsonville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    31%
    93°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    75%
    77°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    77°58°
Swepsonville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 28°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the s.
Swepsonville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Swepsonville, NC
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.4 μg/m³
PM 10
14.0 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Swepsonville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Swepsonville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:20 AM
Moonset
12:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Swepsonville, 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 →

Swepsonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Swepsonville

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.