Weather in Boone, North Carolina
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Boone, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Boone, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
9p
40°
10p
39°
11p
37°
12a
37°
1a
36°
2a
35°
3a
35°
4a
34°
5a
35°
6a
35°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
53°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
Boone, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—75°46°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—80°57°
- MondayMay 18Clear—81°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—81°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers61%82°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle89%69°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle74%60°55°
Boone, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Boone, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 48°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Boone, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Boone, 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.
Boone, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Boone, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Boone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.