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Weather in Oak Island, Texas

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

Oak Island, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
77
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
82°
Humidity
90%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Oak Island, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
73°
4a
71°
5a
72°
6a
73°
7a
77°
8a
80°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
L 71°H 85°
Oak Island, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    84°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    85°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    84°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    86°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    56%
    86°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    85°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    85°75°
Oak Island, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · backing 5°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the se.
Oak Island, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Oak Island, TX
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.2 μg/m³
PM 10
18.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oak Island, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Island, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oak Island, TX
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 →

Oak Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (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 Oak Island

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.