Weather in Gloucester, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gloucester, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
78%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Gloucester, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
Gloucester, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Clear—79°67°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—78°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—77°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—77°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle34%78°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast52%76°68°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle40%78°73°
Gloucester, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Gloucester, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 112°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Gloucester, NC
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gloucester, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gloucester, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gloucester, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Gloucester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.