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Weather in Mountain Home, North Carolina

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

Mountain Home, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Mountain Home, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
62°
9p
L 38°H 74°
Mountain Home, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    85°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    59%
    88°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    87%
    77°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    72°60°
Mountain Home, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
107° · backing 118°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mountain Home, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.83 inHg
Now
942.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941947
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mountain Home, NC
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.1 μg/m³
PM 10
14.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mountain Home, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mountain Home, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
12:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mountain Home, 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 →

Mountain Home at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

ZIP codes in Mountain Home

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.