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Weather in Shallotte, North Carolina

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

Shallotte, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Shallotte, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
L 49°H 78°
Shallotte, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    79°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    84°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    84°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    86°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    86°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    51%
    85°66°
Shallotte, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 134°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 134° from the sse.
Shallotte, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.0
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.12 inHg
Now
1020.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Shallotte, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Shallotte, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shallotte, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Shallotte, 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 →

Shallotte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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.

ZIP codes in Shallotte

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.