Weather in Knightdale, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Knightdale, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Knightdale, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
68°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
55°
11p
Knightdale, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—93°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear29%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle65%88°63°
- FridayMay 22Overcast62%80°60°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle52%87°64°
Knightdale, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Knightdale, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
186° · veering 53°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Knightdale, NC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Knightdale, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Knightdale, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:17 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Knightdale, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Knightdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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.