Weather in Chowan Beach, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chowan Beach, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
43%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Chowan Beach, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
7p
61°
8p
60°
9p
59°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
Chowan Beach, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—83°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear10%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast62%76°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast60%74°60°
Chowan Beach, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chowan Beach, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · backing 23°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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
Chowan Beach, NC
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Chowan Beach, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chowan Beach, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:22 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chowan Beach, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Chowan Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (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 16, 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.