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Weather in St. Helena, North Carolina

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

St. Helena, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
St. Helena, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
L 48°H 76°
St. Helena, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    88°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    41%
    89°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74%
    87°66°
St. Helena, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 114°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 114° from the sse.
St. Helena, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 30.07 inHg
Now
1018.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.3
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.
St. Helena, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
12.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. Helena, 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
14h 00m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Helena, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:18 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
St. Helena, 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 →

St. Helena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 St. Helena

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.