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Weather in Whispering Pines, North Carolina

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

Whispering Pines, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
50%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Whispering Pines, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
55°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
63°
9p
L 42°H 76°
Whispering Pines, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    94°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    93°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    76%
    92°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    85°63°
Whispering Pines, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 138°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Whispering Pines, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Whispering Pines, NC
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Whispering Pines, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whispering Pines, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Whispering Pines, 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 →

Whispering Pines at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

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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.