Weather in Highlands, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highlands, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Highlands, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
7p
52°
8p
47°
9p
45°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
41°
1a
41°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
38°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
52°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
62°
3p
62°
4p
61°
5p
63°
6p
Highlands, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—70°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%72°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%76°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—75°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle51%80°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers76%68°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%64°57°
Highlands, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Highlands, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · backing 148°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
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
Highlands, NC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Highlands, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Highlands, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:52 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Highlands, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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 16, 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.