Weather in Ocracoke, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocracoke, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
84%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Ocracoke, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
64°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
61°
6a
60°
7a
60°
8a
60°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
68°
5p
69°
6p
69°
7p
68°
8p
Ocracoke, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—70°66°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—71°70°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—74°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—74°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy—74°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle35%75°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast39%74°68°
Ocracoke, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ocracoke, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 10°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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
Ocracoke, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ocracoke, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
12:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ocracoke, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- 12:23 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ocracoke, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ocracoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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 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.