Weather in Polkton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Polkton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
55%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Polkton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
65°
9p
Polkton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°63°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—95°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%93°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle75%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%82°65°
Polkton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Polkton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 125°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Polkton, NC
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Polkton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Polkton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Polkton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Polkton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.