Weather in Sims, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sims, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Sims, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
66°
8p
Sims, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear16%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle71%85°63°
- FridayMay 22Overcast71%80°61°
Sims, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sims, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · steady
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sims, NC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sims, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 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.
Sims, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sims, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sims at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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.