Weather in Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carolina Beach, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Carolina Beach, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
74°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
Carolina Beach, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—78°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°64°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—83°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—83°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle18%85°68°
- FridayMay 22Overcast43%83°68°
Carolina Beach, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Carolina Beach, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 82°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Carolina Beach, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Carolina Beach, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carolina Beach, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Carolina Beach, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Carolina Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.