Weather in Riegelwood, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riegelwood, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Riegelwood, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
Riegelwood, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—93°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle47%90°68°
- FridayMay 22Overcast65%87°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle53%82°67°
Riegelwood, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Riegelwood, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · veering 60°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Riegelwood, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Riegelwood, 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
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riegelwood, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Riegelwood, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Riegelwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.