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Weather in Clarkton, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clarkton, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
45%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Clarkton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
L 47°H 77°
Clarkton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    90°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    90°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    89°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77%
    88°66°
Clarkton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the sse.
Clarkton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Clarkton, NC
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Clarkton, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clarkton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Clarkton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clarkton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 16, 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 Clarkton

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.