Weather in Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chapel Hill, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:16 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
78%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Chapel Hill, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
Chapel Hill, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers21%86°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers77%85°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%80°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle60%78°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle63%77°67°
Chapel Hill, TN
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Chapel Hill, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
139° · veering 8°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Chapel Hill, TN
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chapel Hill, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chapel Hill, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chapel Hill, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Chapel Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.