Weather in James City, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
James City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
James City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
63°
10p
63°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
James City, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°54°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—89°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—90°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle50%86°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%85°63°
James City, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
James City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · backing 114°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
James City, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
James City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
James City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
James City, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
James City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.