Weather in Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sugar Mountain, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Sugar Mountain, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
7p
39°
8p
36°
9p
34°
10p
33°
11p
32°
12a
32°
1a
32°
2a
33°
3a
32°
4a
33°
5a
33°
6a
35°
7a
41°
8a
47°
9a
52°
10a
53°
11a
56°
12p
58°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
64°
5p
62°
6p
Sugar Mountain, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—70°46°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—75°55°
- MondayMay 18Clear—76°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers68%78°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers91%66°54°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle73%57°52°
Sugar Mountain, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sugar Mountain, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 128°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Sugar Mountain, NC
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Sugar Mountain, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sugar Mountain, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:44 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sugar Mountain, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Sugar Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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.