Weather in Benson, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benson, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Benson, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
Benson, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy12%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers67%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle62%84°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle58%89°68°
Benson, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Benson, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 41°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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
Benson, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Benson, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Benson, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Benson, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Benson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.