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Weather in Windsor, North Carolina

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

Windsor, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
56%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Windsor, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
L 45°H 74°
Windsor, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    84°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    91°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    61%
    81°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61%
    78°60°
Windsor, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · backing 93°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
avg 7 · pk 27 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 93° from the s.
Windsor, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.09 inHg
Now
1019.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Windsor, NC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Windsor, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Windsor, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:09 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Windsor, 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 →

Windsor 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

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.

ZIP codes in Windsor

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.