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Weather in Fallston, North Carolina

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

Fallston, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:50 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
54%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Fallston, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
L 41°H 76°
Fallston, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°58°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    91°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    91°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    76%
    81°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    76%
    73°58°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    84°59°
Fallston, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 53°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fallston, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fallston, NC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
16.1 μg/m³
PM 10
16.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fallston, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fallston, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
12:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fallston, 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 →

Fallston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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.

ZIP codes in Fallston

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.