Weather in Elk Park, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Park, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Elk Park, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
9p
40°
10p
39°
11p
38°
12a
37°
1a
37°
2a
36°
3a
35°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
47°
9a
53°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
Elk Park, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—81°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%82°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers70%82°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers91%72°59°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle70%62°57°
Elk Park, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Elk Park, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 19°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elk Park, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elk Park, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk Park, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elk Park, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elk Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.