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Weather in Lumberton, North Carolina

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

Lumberton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Lumberton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
L 47°H 78°
Lumberton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    86°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    93°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    91°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    90°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    87°66°
Lumberton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 20°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the s.
Lumberton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lumberton, NC
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lumberton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lumberton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:23 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lumberton, 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 →

Lumberton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Lumberton

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.