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Weather in Spring Lake, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spring Lake, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
35%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Spring Lake, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
L 45°H 77°
Spring Lake, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    93°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    72%
    91°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    72%
    85°64°
Spring Lake, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 147°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
avg 6 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the s.
Spring Lake, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Spring Lake, NC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Spring Lake, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spring Lake, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Spring Lake, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spring Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 16, 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 Spring Lake

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.