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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
L 33°H 72°
Bakersville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    15%
    84°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    85°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    72%
    86°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    90%
    73°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    65°59°
Bakersville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 12 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the e.
Bakersville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.2
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.50 inHg
Now
931.2
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928936
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Bakersville

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.