Weather in Sylva, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sylva, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
54%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Sylva, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
56°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
Sylva, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%84°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle64%85°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle83%77°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%72°63°
Sylva, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sylva, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
191° · backing 151°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Sylva, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 57.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sylva, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sylva, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sylva, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sylva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.