Weather in Southport, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southport, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
88%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Southport, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
70°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
66°
8p
64°
9p
Southport, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—77°59°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°65°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—79°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—83°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—83°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%84°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast41%83°68°
Southport, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Southport, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 78°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
Southport, NC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Southport, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Southport, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Southport, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Southport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.