Weather in East Flat Rock, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Flat Rock, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
64%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
East Flat Rock, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
59°
9p
East Flat Rock, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—85°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain51%87°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers83%78°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle66%72°58°
East Flat Rock, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
East Flat Rock, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 75°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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
East Flat Rock, NC
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 14.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
East Flat Rock, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Flat Rock, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
East Flat Rock, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
East Flat Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.