Weather in Shelby, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shelby, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
47%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Shelby, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
Shelby, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers76%84°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle76%73°59°
Shelby, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Shelby, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 35°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Shelby, NC
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Shelby, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shelby, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shelby, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Shelby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.