Weather in Elm City, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elm City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
57%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Elm City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
66°
8p
Elm City, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—85°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear15%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle69%85°63°
- FridayMay 22Overcast69%81°61°
Elm City, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elm City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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
Elm City, 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
Elm City, 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 05m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elm City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:14 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elm City, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elm City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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 17, 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.