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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
L 32°H 64°
Sugar Mountain, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    70°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    76°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    76°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    68%
    78°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    91%
    66°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    73%
    57°52°
Sugar Mountain, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sugar Mountain, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.60 inHg
Now
866.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 861870
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Sugar Mountain

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.