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Weather in Buxton, North Carolina

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

Buxton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Buxton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
63°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
L 56°H 70°
Buxton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    78°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    79°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    77°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    74°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    75°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    75°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    75°68°
Buxton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 29°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the s.
Buxton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.2
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.13 inHg
Now
1020.2
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Buxton, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Buxton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buxton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
12:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Buxton, 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 →

Buxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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.

ZIP codes in Buxton

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.