Weather in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blowing Rock, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Blowing Rock, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
9p
39°
10p
38°
11p
37°
12a
37°
1a
38°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
48°
9a
53°
10a
54°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
63°
4p
63°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
Blowing Rock, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—73°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—78°58°
- MondayMay 18Clear—80°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—80°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers60%80°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle90%69°55°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle76%57°53°
Blowing Rock, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Blowing Rock, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
200° · backing 56°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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
Blowing Rock, NC
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Blowing Rock, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blowing Rock, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Blowing Rock, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Blowing Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.