Weather in Sunset Beach, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunset Beach, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
82%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Sunset Beach, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
Sunset Beach, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°66°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—81°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—81°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—82°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Clear16%83°69°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy48%81°68°
Sunset Beach, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sunset Beach, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 40°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sunset Beach, 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
Sunset Beach, 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 58m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sunset Beach, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sunset Beach, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sunset Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.