Weather in Buxton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buxton, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Buxton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
63°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
Buxton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—78°58°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—79°67°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—79°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—74°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—75°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle40%75°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle54%75°68°
Buxton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Buxton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 17°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
22
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Buxton, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buxton, 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 03m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buxton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buxton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Buxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.