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Weather in Laurel Hill, North Carolina

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

Laurel Hill, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Laurel Hill, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
L 45°H 77°
Laurel Hill, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    92°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    70%
    90°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71%
    83°66°
Laurel Hill, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 141°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
avg 6 · pk 24 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 141° from the sse.
Laurel Hill, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Laurel Hill, NC
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Laurel Hill, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laurel Hill, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Laurel Hill, 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 →

Laurel Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 Laurel Hill

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.