Weather in Bakersville, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bakersville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Bakersville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
9p
44°
10p
42°
11p
40°
12a
38°
1a
37°
2a
36°
3a
35°
4a
33°
5a
33°
6a
34°
7a
41°
8a
47°
9a
55°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
Bakersville, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear15%84°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%85°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers72%86°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle90%73°61°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle70%65°59°
Bakersville, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Bakersville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
086° · veering 46°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Bakersville, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bakersville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bakersville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bakersville, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bakersville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.