Weather in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spruce Pine, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
60%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Spruce Pine, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
9p
44°
10p
43°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
36°
6a
37°
7a
43°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
Spruce Pine, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers68%86°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers90%73°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain73%62°58°
Spruce Pine, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Spruce Pine, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
139° · veering 160°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Spruce Pine, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Spruce Pine, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spruce Pine, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Spruce Pine, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Spruce Pine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.