Weather in Oriental, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oriental, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
68%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Oriental, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
Oriental, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°57°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—85°67°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—86°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—84°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—84°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle40%82°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%75°65°
Oriental, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oriental, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · backing 67°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
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
Oriental, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oriental, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oriental, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oriental, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oriental at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.