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Weather in Belmont, North Carolina

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

Belmont, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
48%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Belmont, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
L 42°H 75°
Belmont, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    11%
    89°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    91°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    76%
    80°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    78°65°
Belmont, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 51°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 51° from the ssw.
Belmont, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Belmont, NC
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
17.6 μg/m³
PM 10
18.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Belmont, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belmont, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:29 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Belmont, 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 →

Belmont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 Belmont

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.