Weather in Mount Gilead, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Gilead, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
39%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Mount Gilead, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
Mount Gilead, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast21%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle78%92°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle78%81°63°
Mount Gilead, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mount Gilead, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · veering 165°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Mount Gilead, NC
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 14.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Gilead, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Gilead, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mount Gilead, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Gilead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (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.