Weather in Aurora, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aurora, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Aurora, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
Aurora, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°53°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Mostly Clear—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle63%86°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle61%84°63°
Aurora, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Aurora, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · backing 17°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Aurora, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Aurora, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Aurora, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Aurora, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Aurora 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.