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Weather in Castalia, North Carolina

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

Castalia, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
47%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Castalia, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
L 44°H 73°
Castalia, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    19%
    93°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    77°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67%
    78°59°
Castalia, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · steady
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Castalia, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Castalia, NC
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Castalia, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Castalia, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:14 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Castalia, 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 →

Castalia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Castalia

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.