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Weather in Scotland Neck, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scotland Neck, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
55%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Scotland Neck, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
60°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
66°
8p
L 46°H 73°
Scotland Neck, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    15%
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    67%
    75°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67%
    78°61°
Scotland Neck, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 6°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
avg 8 · pk 31 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Scotland Neck, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.7
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.7
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Scotland Neck, NC
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Scotland Neck, 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 07m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scotland Neck, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:11 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Scotland Neck, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scotland Neck at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Scotland Neck

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.