Weather in Jacksonville, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jacksonville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Jacksonville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
66°
8p
Jacksonville, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—79°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—87°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—86°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—87°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle41%87°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%84°66°
Jacksonville, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Jacksonville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 49°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Jacksonville, NC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Jacksonville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jacksonville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Jacksonville, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Jacksonville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.