Weather in Gerton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gerton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Gerton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
8p
48°
9p
46°
10p
45°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
41°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
68°
7p
Gerton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—82°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers63%86°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers89%75°59°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle70%69°57°
Gerton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Gerton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · backing 118°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gerton, NC
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Gerton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gerton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gerton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Gerton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.