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Weather in White Plains, North Carolina

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

White Plains, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
44%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
White Plains, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
39°
7a
47°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
L 39°H 75°
White Plains, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    32%
    90°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    69°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    75%
    60°55°
White Plains, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 107°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
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
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 107° from the sse.
White Plains, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
White Plains, NC
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
White Plains, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
White Plains, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
White Plains, 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 →

White Plains at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 White Plains

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.