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Weather in Morehead City, North Carolina

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

Morehead City, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
72%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Morehead City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
64°
9p
63°
10p
L 50°H 74°
Morehead City, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    78°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    79°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    78°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    84°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    84°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    31%
    84°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    51%
    82°66°
Morehead City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · backing 152°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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 9 · pk 21 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 152° from the s.
Morehead City, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1021.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.16 inHg
Now
1021.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201023
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Morehead City, NC
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
10.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Morehead City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morehead City, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:13 AM
Moonset
12:25 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Morehead City, 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 →

Morehead City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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.

ZIP codes in Morehead City

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.