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Weather in Ocracoke, North Carolina

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

Ocracoke, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
83%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Ocracoke, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
61°
6a
60°
7a
60°
8a
60°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
68°
5p
69°
6p
69°
7p
68°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
L 60°H 69°
Ocracoke, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Clear
    71°70°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    73°70°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    74°72°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    74°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    75°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    50%
    74°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    41%
    75°74°
Ocracoke, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 59°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 26 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ocracoke, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.10 inHg
Now
1019.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191024
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Ocracoke, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ocracoke, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ocracoke, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:08 AM
Moonset
12:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ocracoke, 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 →

Ocracoke at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 Ocracoke

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.