Weather in Southern Shores, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southern Shores, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
61%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Southern Shores, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
56°
10p
59°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
64°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
Southern Shores, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—80°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—79°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—70°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—71°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast47%68°60°
- FridayMay 22Overcast55%66°61°
Southern Shores, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Southern Shores, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · veering 9°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Southern Shores, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Southern Shores, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Southern Shores, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Southern Shores, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Southern Shores at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.