Weather in Gulf, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gulf, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
43%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Gulf, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
Gulf, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—85°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%93°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers77%92°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers77%81°60°
Gulf, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Gulf, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
215° · backing 142°
Direction
SW
215°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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
Gulf, NC
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gulf, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gulf, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gulf, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Gulf at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°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 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.