Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Cooleemee, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cooleemee, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
45%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Cooleemee, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
47°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
L 39°H 76°
Cooleemee, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    90°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    37%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    78%
    80°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    74°59°
Cooleemee, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 42°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the s.
Cooleemee, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cooleemee, NC
Air quality
96
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.8 μg/m³
PM 10
15.3 μg/m³
NO₂
6.5 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cooleemee, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cooleemee, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cooleemee, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cooleemee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

ZIP codes in Cooleemee

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.