Weather in Lowell, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowell, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Lowell, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
Lowell, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast26%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle76%83°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle76%78°63°
Lowell, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lowell, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 9°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Lowell, NC
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 18.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lowell, 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.
Lowell, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lowell, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.