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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
L 36°H 70°
Spruce Pine, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    79°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    83°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    68%
    86°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    90%
    73°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    73%
    62°58°
Spruce Pine, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 160° from the se.
Spruce Pine, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.37 inHg
Now
926.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 924931
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Spruce Pine

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.