Weather in Lowgap, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowgap, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Lowgap, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
Lowgap, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle44%90°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle81%69°59°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%59°55°
Lowgap, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Lowgap, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
351° · steady
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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
Lowgap, NC
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lowgap, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lowgap, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:24 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lowgap, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lowgap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.