Weather in Banner Elk, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Banner Elk, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Banner Elk, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
39°
9p
37°
10p
36°
11p
34°
12a
34°
1a
34°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
34°
5a
34°
6a
36°
7a
42°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
58°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
63°
3p
64°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
Banner Elk, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—72°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—77°55°
- MondayMay 18Clear—78°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—79°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers68%80°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers91%68°56°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle72%60°54°
Banner Elk, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Banner Elk, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 163°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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
Banner Elk, 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
Banner Elk, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Banner Elk, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Banner Elk, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Banner Elk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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.