Is it good to coat in Durham, NC this week?
A live 7-day go/no-go calendar for epoxy & resin floors in Durham, built from the local forecast against the 5°F-above-dew-point rule. We lead with the signal a weather app misses: overnight condensation risk.
- Dew margin
- -5.1°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 0%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -5.1°F of the 59°F dew point (low 54°F, 100% cloud, 6 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- -8.3°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 0%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -8.3°F of the 66°F dew point (low 58°F, 7% cloud, 5 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 1.8°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 9%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.8°F of the 66°F dew point (low 68°F, 100% cloud, 6 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 1.4°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 58%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 1.4°F of the 58°F dew point (low 56°F, 100% cloud, 9 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 0.5°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 56%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.5°F of the 62°F dew point (low 60°F, 100% cloud, 5 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 0.6°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 27%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.6°F of the 61°F dew point (low 51°F, 100% cloud, 3 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 20.4°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 0%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to coat: temps 52–67°F, RH under 48%, surface stays 20.4°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -5.1°F of the 59°F dew point (low 54°F, 100% cloud, 6 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Humidity peaks at 100% — well above the 85% ceiling; cure stalls and moisture gets trapped.
Hold off. These are forecast numbers — confirm the surface temperature on-site before you start.
Why these thresholds
Installing within 5°F of the dew point causes amine blush / carbamation — a cloudy, greasy, hazed floor. The slab surface temp, not the air, is what counts.
- • Surface temp must stay 5°F above the dew point through application and cure (ASTM D3276 / ISO 8502-42).
- • Air + surface in the 50–86°F band (low-temp lines to 50°F).
- • Humidity under 85%; ideally under 80%.
- • No rain for 24h after application.
- • We use the forecast ground-surface temperature as a surface-temp proxy — confirm on-site with an IR thermometer.
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