Weather in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pilot Mountain, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Pilot Mountain, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
38°
6a
40°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
Pilot Mountain, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast26%92°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle71%68°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle71%62°54°
Pilot Mountain, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Pilot Mountain, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
210° · steady
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pilot Mountain, NC
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pilot Mountain, 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 08m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pilot Mountain, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pilot Mountain, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pilot Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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.