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Weather in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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

Kitty Hawk, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
64%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Kitty Hawk, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
56°
10p
57°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
L 52°H 69°
Kitty Hawk, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    78°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    83°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    83°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    82°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    74°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    55%
    72°63°
Kitty Hawk, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · steady
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Kitty Hawk, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 30.12 inHg
Now
1020.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.2
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.
Kitty Hawk, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kitty Hawk, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kitty Hawk, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
12:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kitty Hawk, 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 →

Kitty Hawk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Kitty Hawk

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.