Weather in New Bern, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Bern, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
54%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
New Bern, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
New Bern, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle53%87°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast71%86°63°
New Bern, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
New Bern, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 34°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
New Bern, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
New Bern, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Bern, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:27 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
New Bern, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
New Bern at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.