Weather in Moncure, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Moncure, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
61%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Moncure, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
Moncure, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy27%93°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers67%92°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle67%79°60°
Moncure, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Moncure, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
188° · backing 98°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Moncure, NC
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Moncure, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Moncure, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Moncure, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Moncure at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.