Weather in Denton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Denton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
38%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Denton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
Denton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy—90°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle35%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle77%87°64°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle77%75°59°
Denton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Denton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
199° · backing 5°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Denton, NC
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Denton, 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 05m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Denton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:24 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Denton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Denton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.