Weather in Topsail Beach, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Topsail Beach, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
78%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Topsail Beach, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
Topsail Beach, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—77°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—79°66°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—83°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—83°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—85°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle23%85°68°
- FridayMay 22Foggy49%83°68°
Topsail Beach, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Topsail Beach, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · backing 73°
Direction
S
178°
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
Topsail Beach, 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
Topsail Beach, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Topsail Beach, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Topsail Beach, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Topsail Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.