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Weather in Nashville, North Carolina

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

Nashville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
45%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Nashville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
66°
8p
L 44°H 74°
Nashville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    16%
    92°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    67%
    78°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    78°60°
Nashville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 14°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 29 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the sse.
Nashville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Nashville, NC
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Nashville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nashville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:14 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nashville, 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 →

Nashville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Nashville

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.