Weather in Turkey, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Turkey, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
49%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Turkey, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
Turkey, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—83°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle61%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast75%86°64°
Turkey, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Turkey, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 82°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Turkey, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Turkey, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Turkey, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Turkey, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Turkey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.