Weather in Beaufort, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beaufort, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Beaufort, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
Beaufort, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—76°57°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—79°67°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—78°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—84°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—83°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle31%83°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast48%81°66°
Beaufort, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Beaufort, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 149°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Beaufort, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Beaufort, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beaufort, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Beaufort, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Beaufort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.