Weather in Walnut Creek, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walnut Creek, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Walnut Creek, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
Walnut Creek, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Mostly Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear10%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%85°64°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%83°63°
Walnut Creek, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Walnut Creek, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 82°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Walnut Creek, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Walnut Creek, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walnut Creek, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Walnut Creek, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Walnut Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.