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Weather in Holden Beach, North Carolina

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

Holden Beach, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
82%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Holden Beach, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
71°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
L 51°H 73°
Holden Beach, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    78°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    76°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    77°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    78°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    45%
    79°69°
Holden Beach, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 45°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the sse.
Holden Beach, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1021.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 30.16 inHg
Now
1021.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Holden Beach, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Holden Beach, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Holden Beach, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Holden Beach, 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 →

Holden Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Holden Beach

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.