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Weather in Atlantic, North Carolina

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

Atlantic, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Atlantic, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
62°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
L 53°H 70°
Atlantic, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    74°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    77°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    77°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    77°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    77°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    78°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    41%
    76°68°
Atlantic, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 33°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the ssw.
Atlantic, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 30.14 inHg
Now
1020.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Atlantic, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
12.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Atlantic, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Atlantic, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:11 AM
Moonset
12:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Atlantic, 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 →

Atlantic at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 Atlantic

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.