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Weather in Williamston, North Carolina

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

Williamston, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
55%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Williamston, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
60°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
L 47°H 73°
Williamston, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    83°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    90°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    62%
    85°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    79°60°
Williamston, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · backing 47°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the s.
Williamston, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Williamston, NC
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Williamston, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Williamston, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:10 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Williamston, 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 →

Williamston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Williamston

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.