Weather in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rocky Mount, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Rocky Mount, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
Rocky Mount, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—94°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear25%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle64%79°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle58%78°60°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast56%86°62°
Rocky Mount, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rocky Mount, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 30°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
Rocky Mount, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rocky Mount, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rocky Mount, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rocky Mount, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rocky Mount at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.