Weather in Porters Neck, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Porters Neck, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Porters Neck, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
65°
8p
Porters Neck, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—78°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—82°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—81°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—83°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%83°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%81°69°
Porters Neck, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Porters Neck, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · backing 88°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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
Porters Neck, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Porters Neck, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Porters Neck, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Porters Neck, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Porters Neck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.