Weather in Burnsville, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burnsville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
59%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Burnsville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
9p
44°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
66°
8p
Burnsville, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—84°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers76%84°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle90%75°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain72%67°58°
Burnsville, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Burnsville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
047° · veering 83°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
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
Burnsville, NC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Burnsville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burnsville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Burnsville, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Burnsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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 17, 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.