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Weather in Hot Springs, North Carolina

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

Hot Springs, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
49%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Hot Springs, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
41°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
L 41°H 75°
Hot Springs, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    89°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    91°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    89°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    75%
    86°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    87%
    82°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    71°64°
Hot Springs, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
337° · backing 137°
Direction
NNW
337°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hot Springs, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.60 inHg
Now
968.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hot Springs, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
6.7 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hot Springs, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hot Springs, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
12:55 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Hot Springs, 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 →

Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs

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.