Weather in Old Fort, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Old Fort, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
59%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Old Fort, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
Old Fort, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle52%89°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers83%79°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle73%68°60°
Old Fort, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Old Fort, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
218° · backing 81°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Old Fort, NC
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 16.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Old Fort, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Old Fort, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Old Fort, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Old Fort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.