Weather in Rockwell, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockwell, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
46%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Rockwell, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
47°
2a
46°
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
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
62°
9p
Rockwell, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle36%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle78%84°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle76%76°61°
Rockwell, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rockwell, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
203° · steady
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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
Rockwell, NC
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rockwell, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockwell, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:26 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rockwell, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rockwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.