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Weather in Stony Point, North Carolina

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

Stony Point, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
43%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Stony Point, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
L 42°H 76°
Stony Point, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    30%
    92°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    79%
    71°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    66°56°
Stony Point, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · backing 25°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the s.
Stony Point, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stony Point, NC
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Stony Point, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stony Point, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:27 AM
Moonset
12:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Stony Point, 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 →

Stony Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Stony Point

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.