Weather in Black Mountain, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Mountain, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Black Mountain, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
7p
55°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
37°
7a
42°
8a
50°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
76°
6p
Black Mountain, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—84°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle69%86°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers91%78°62°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle72%72°60°
Black Mountain, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Black Mountain, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
125° · backing 135°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
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
Black Mountain, NC
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Black Mountain, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black Mountain, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:47 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Black Mountain, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Black Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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 16, 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.