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
Atlantic, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—74°57°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—77°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—77°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—77°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—77°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle31%78°68°
- FridayMay 22Overcast41%76°68°
Atlantic, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Atlantic, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.