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Weather in Stokesdale, North Carolina

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

Stokesdale, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
55%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Stokesdale, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
55°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
L 40°H 74°
Stokesdale, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    93°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    41%
    93°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    75°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    71°53°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    54%
    85°56°
Stokesdale, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 15°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the wsw.
Stokesdale, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stokesdale, NC
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.0 μg/m³
PM 10
14.5 μg/m³
NO₂
5.0 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stokesdale, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stokesdale, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:21 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stokesdale, 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 →

Stokesdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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 Stokesdale

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.