Weather in Spencer, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spencer, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
38%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Spencer, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
47°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
Spencer, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle36%92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle79%85°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle76%75°60°
Spencer, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Spencer, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · veering 36°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
Spencer, NC
Air quality
103
AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive
- PM 2.5
- 14.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 132.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Spencer, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spencer, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:39 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Spencer, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Spencer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (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.