Weather in Valle Crucis, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valle Crucis, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Valle Crucis, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
9p
41°
10p
39°
11p
37°
12a
36°
1a
35°
2a
34°
3a
34°
4a
34°
5a
35°
6a
35°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
Valle Crucis, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°57°
- MondayMay 18Clear—82°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers66%83°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers90%71°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle73%61°56°
Valle Crucis, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Valle Crucis, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 43°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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
Valle Crucis, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Valle Crucis, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Valle Crucis, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Valle Crucis, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Valle Crucis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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 17, 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.