Weather in Oak Island, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Island, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:54 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Oak Island, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
64°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
Oak Island, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—83°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—80°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—79°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—80°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear25%82°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast44%79°69°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast41%81°71°
Oak Island, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oak Island, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
187° · backing 65°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
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
Oak Island, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oak Island, 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 59m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Island, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oak Island, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oak Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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.