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Weather in Elm City, North Carolina

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

Elm City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Elm City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
L 45°H 74°
Elm City, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    93°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    20%
    91°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    64%
    85°63°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    58%
    81°61°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    56%
    88°65°
Elm City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 18°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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 8 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the ssw.
Elm City, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Elm City, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elm City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elm City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:14 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elm City, 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 →

Elm City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 Elm City

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.