Weather in Nags Head, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nags Head, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
61%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Nags Head, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
61°
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
Nags Head, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°64°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—83°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—81°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—81°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle39%77°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast53%74°63°
Nags Head, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Nags Head, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
186° · veering 32°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Nags Head, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Nags Head, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nags Head, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:18 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Nags Head, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Nags Head at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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
Peak growing season
As of May 16, 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.