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Weather in Whittier, North Carolina

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

Whittier, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
45%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Whittier, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
60°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
37°
7a
42°
8a
48°
9a
55°
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
L 37°H 75°
Whittier, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    69%
    86°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    80°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    74°62°
Whittier, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · backing 79°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 9 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 79° from the w.
Whittier, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.04 inHg
Now
949.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946952
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whittier, NC
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Whittier, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whittier, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:52 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Whittier, 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 →

Whittier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°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.

ZIP codes in Whittier

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.