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Weather in Manteo, North Carolina

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

Manteo, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
69%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Manteo, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
58°
10p
58°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
L 55°H 70°
Manteo, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    78°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    83°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    81°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    81°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    77°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    53%
    74°63°
Manteo, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 5°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Manteo, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.14 inHg
Now
1020.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191024
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Manteo, 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
Manteo, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manteo, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
12:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Manteo, 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 →

Manteo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Manteo

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.