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Weather in White Lake, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Lake, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
53%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
White Lake, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
68°
8p
L 46°H 77°
White Lake, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    92°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    92°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77%
    88°66°
White Lake, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · steady
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
White Lake, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 30.06 inHg
Now
1018.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
White Lake, NC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
White Lake, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
White Lake, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:21 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
White Lake, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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.

ZIP codes in White Lake

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.