Weather in Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Oak Ridge, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
Oak Ridge, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast39%92°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle78%74°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%72°54°
Oak Ridge, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Oak Ridge, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · veering 11°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 Ridge, NC
Air quality
102
AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive
- PM 2.5
- 14.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oak Ridge, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Ridge, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:22 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oak Ridge, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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.