Weather in Marion, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marion, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
37%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Marion, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
Marion, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle53%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers87%80°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle74%65°60°
Marion, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Marion, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · backing 66°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Marion, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Marion, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marion, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:46 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Marion, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Marion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.