Weather in Forest City, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Forest City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
Forest City, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°59°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—89°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle32%92°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers78%86°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle73%67°61°
Forest City, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Forest City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 148°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Forest City, NC
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forest City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Forest City, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Forest City 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.