Weather in Monroe, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monroe, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
60%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Monroe, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
64°
9p
Monroe, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—85°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°65°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%92°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle74%90°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle74%82°65°
Monroe, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Monroe, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 19°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Monroe, NC
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Monroe, 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 02m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monroe, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Monroe, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Monroe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.