Weather in Washington, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
50%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Washington, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
Washington, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle60%86°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast67%80°62°
Washington, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Washington, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · veering 26°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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
Washington, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Washington, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Washington, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:25 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Washington, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (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 16, 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.