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Weather in Gloucester, North Carolina

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

Gloucester, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Gloucester, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
L 50°H 72°
Gloucester, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    77°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    79°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    77°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    77°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    77°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    78°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    45%
    76°68°
Gloucester, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · backing 88°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
avg 8 · pk 22 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 88° from the ssw.
Gloucester, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.14 inHg
Now
1020.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Gloucester, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
12.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gloucester, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gloucester, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:12 AM
Moonset
12:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gloucester, 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 →

Gloucester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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 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.

ZIP codes in Gloucester

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.