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Weather in Avon, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avon, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
84%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Avon, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
2a
62°
3a
63°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
61°
8a
61°
9a
61°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
64°
8p
64°
9p
64°
10p
64°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
L 60°H 66°
Avon, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°69°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    73°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    74°72°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    75°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    39%
    74°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    53%
    75°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    47%
    75°74°
Avon, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · backing 50°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 25 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 50° from the ssw.
Avon, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.0
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 30.12 inHg
Now
1020.0
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Avon, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.9 μg/m³
PM 10
16.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Avon, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avon, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:05 AM
Moonset
12:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Avon, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

ZIP codes in Avon

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.