Weather in Surf City, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Surf City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
76%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Surf City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
Surf City, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—77°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—80°66°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—85°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—84°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—86°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle23%86°68°
- FridayMay 22Overcast51%83°67°
Surf City, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Surf City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
179° · backing 69°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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
Surf City, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Surf City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Surf City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:17 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Surf City, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Surf City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.