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
Whittier, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle69%86°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle84%80°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle70%74°62°
Whittier, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Whittier, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.