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Weather in Salvo, North Carolina

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

Salvo, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
82%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Salvo, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
8p
63°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
60°
8a
60°
9a
61°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
63°
5p
63°
6p
63°
7p
L 59°H 65°
Salvo, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    67°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    68°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    72°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    73°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    71°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    41%
    72°66°
Salvo, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · veering 35°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 12
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 12 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Salvo, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.14 inHg
Now
1020.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201024
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Salvo, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Salvo, 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 04m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salvo, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
12:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Salvo, 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 →

Salvo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Salvo

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.