Weather in Catawba, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Catawba, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Catawba, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
55°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
Catawba, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—85°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast31%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle79%73°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain76%71°57°
Catawba, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Catawba, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · veering 43°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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
Catawba, NC
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Catawba, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Catawba, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Catawba, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Catawba at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (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.