Weather in Gulf, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gulf, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
35%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Gulf, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
7p
61°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
Gulf, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%93°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers77%92°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers77%81°60°
Gulf, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gulf, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
203° · backing 37°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Gulf, NC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Gulf, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gulf, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:35 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gulf, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Gulf at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.