Weather in Valdese, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valdese, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
46%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Valdese, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
40°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
65°
9p
Valdese, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—92°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast38%92°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle83%76°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle76%62°58°
Valdese, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Valdese, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
191° · veering 173°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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
Valdese, NC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Valdese, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Valdese, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Valdese, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Valdese at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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.