Weather in Cornelius, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cornelius, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Cornelius, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
Cornelius, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—83°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast34%91°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle76%77°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle74%77°62°
Cornelius, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cornelius, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 90°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cornelius, NC
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 18.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cornelius, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cornelius, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cornelius, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cornelius at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.