Weather in West Marion, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Marion, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
44%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
West Marion, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
West Marion, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle55%90°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers88%79°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle74%64°59°
West Marion, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Marion, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
186° · backing 21°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Marion, NC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Marion, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Marion, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
West Marion, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Marion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.