Weather in Westport, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westport, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
49%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Westport, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
Westport, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast33%92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers77%75°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle74%74°60°
Westport, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Westport, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 12°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Westport, NC
Air quality
96
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 18.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Westport, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Westport, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Westport, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Westport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 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.