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Weather in Murphy, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murphy, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
44%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Murphy, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
7p
63°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
38°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
L 38°H 75°
Murphy, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    86°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    11%
    87°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    85°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    59%
    87°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    74%
    84°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    75°62°
Murphy, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · veering 163°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
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 4 · pk 10 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 163° from the s.
Murphy, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Murphy, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Murphy, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Murphy, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:55 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Murphy, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murphy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 18 (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.

ZIP codes in Murphy

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.