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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
L 42°H 77°
Mount Gilead, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    21%
    93°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    78%
    92°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    81°63°
Mount Gilead, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mount Gilead, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.62 inHg
Now
1002.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Mount Gilead

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.