Weather in Oak City, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
55%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Oak City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
66°
8p
Oak City, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—85°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear13%90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle64%84°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%79°60°
Oak City, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oak City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
172° · backing 32°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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
Oak City, NC
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oak City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oak City, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oak City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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 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.