Weather in Sparta, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparta, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
53%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Sparta, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
7p
44°
8p
42°
9p
41°
10p
40°
11p
39°
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
Sparta, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers52%85°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle85%65°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle73%57°52°
Sparta, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sparta, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
187° · backing 72°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sparta, NC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Sparta, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sparta, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:40 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sparta, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Sparta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.