Weather in Cherokee, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cherokee, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
54%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Cherokee, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
Cherokee, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%82°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%84°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle73%84°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle86%78°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle71%72°61°
Cherokee, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cherokee, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 54°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Cherokee, NC
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 53.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cherokee, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cherokee, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cherokee, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cherokee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.