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Weather in White Oak, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Oak, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
42%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
White Oak, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
69°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
L 46°H 78°
White Oak, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    91°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    91°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    88°65°
White Oak, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 34°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the sse.
White Oak, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
White Oak, NC
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
White Oak, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
White Oak, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
White Oak, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Oak at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • 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 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.

ZIP codes in White Oak

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.