Weather in Atkinson, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atkinson, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Atkinson, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
Atkinson, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—82°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—91°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy—93°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle43%91°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast76%88°66°
Atkinson, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Atkinson, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · backing 157°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Atkinson, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Atkinson, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Atkinson, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Atkinson, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Atkinson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.