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Weather in St. Pauls, North Carolina

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

St. Pauls, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
46%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
St. Pauls, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
L 48°H 78°
St. Pauls, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    90°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    89°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77%
    86°65°
St. Pauls, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 11°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 25 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the sse.
St. Pauls, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
St. Pauls, NC
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. Pauls, 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
14h 01m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Pauls, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
St. Pauls, 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. Pauls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 16 (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. Pauls

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.