Weather in Oxford, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
46%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Oxford, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
Oxford, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—93°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle26%94°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle67%74°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%75°57°
Oxford, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oxford, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
185° · veering 10°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Oxford, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oxford, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oxford, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oxford, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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.