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Weather in Duck, North Carolina

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

Duck, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
71%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Duck, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
60°
10p
61°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
55°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
61°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
59°
4p
60°
5p
61°
6p
61°
7p
61°
8p
L 55°H 62°
Duck, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    —
    68°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    73°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    —
    71°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    —
    70°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    —
    71°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    49%
    68°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    54%
    66°61°
Duck, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
53°59°64°12a6a12p6pnow 61°high 62°low 55°
Duck, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · steady
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 30 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Duck, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.10 inHg
Now
1019.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1018–1023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Duck, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Duck, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Duck, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:03 AM
Moonset
12:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Duck, 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 →

Duck at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 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.

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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.