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Weather in Kelly, North Carolina

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

Kelly, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
55%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Kelly, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
L 47°H 77°
Kelly, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    93°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    91°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76%
    88°67°
Kelly, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 29°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the sse.
Kelly, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.6
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.14 inHg
Now
1020.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Kelly, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kelly, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kelly, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:20 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kelly, 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 →

Kelly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 Kelly

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.