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Weather in Walnut Cove, North Carolina

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

Walnut Cove, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Walnut Cove, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
48°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
L 38°H 76°
Walnut Cove, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    35%
    94°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    75°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    72°55°
Walnut Cove, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 124°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 124° from the s.
Walnut Cove, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Walnut Cove, NC
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Walnut Cove, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walnut Cove, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Walnut Cove, 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 →

Walnut Cove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Walnut Cove

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.