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
Castalia, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear19%93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%77°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast67%78°59°
Castalia, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Castalia, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.