Weather in Manteo, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Manteo, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
73%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Manteo, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
58°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
60°
9p
Manteo, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—84°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—81°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—81°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle38%77°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast53%74°63°
Manteo, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Manteo, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 8°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 12
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
Manteo, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Manteo, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manteo, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Manteo, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Manteo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.