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Weather in Saxapahaw, North Carolina

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

Saxapahaw, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
59%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Saxapahaw, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
L 40°H 75°
Saxapahaw, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    93°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    40%
    93°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    69%
    83°63°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    69%
    76°58°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    53%
    85°60°
Saxapahaw, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 102°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 14 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 102° from the sse.
Saxapahaw, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Saxapahaw, NC
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Saxapahaw, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saxapahaw, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:20 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Saxapahaw, 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 →

Saxapahaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Saxapahaw

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.