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Weather in Waco, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waco, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
60%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Waco, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
60°
10p
L 42°H 75°
Waco, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    90°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    90°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    77%
    84°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    77%
    75°59°
Waco, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the sse.
Waco, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waco, NC
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
17.1 μg/m³
PM 10
18.0 μg/m³
NO₂
4.7 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waco, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waco, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
12:47 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Waco, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP codes in Waco

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.