Weather in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elizabeth City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
64%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Elizabeth City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
52°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
62°
8p
Elizabeth City, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—80°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—88°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—89°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle55%74°60°
- FridayMay 22Overcast57%75°60°
Elizabeth City, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elizabeth City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
187° · backing 11°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elizabeth City, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elizabeth City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elizabeth City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elizabeth City, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elizabeth City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.