Weather in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emerald Isle, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
67%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Emerald Isle, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
70°
6p
Emerald Isle, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—76°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—79°69°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—80°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—80°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—81°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy30%82°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast52%80°66°
Emerald Isle, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Emerald Isle, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 66°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Emerald Isle, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Emerald Isle, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Emerald Isle, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:28 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Emerald Isle, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Emerald Isle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.