Weather in Etowah, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Etowah, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Etowah, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
43°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
Etowah, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers59%87°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers85%76°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%71°60°
Etowah, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Etowah, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · backing 33°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Etowah, NC
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 14.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Etowah, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Etowah, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Etowah, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Etowah at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.