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Weather in Hassell, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hassell, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:54 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
55%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Hassell, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
62°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
L 47°H 74°
Hassell, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    85°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    89°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    12%
    89°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    84°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    79°60°
Hassell, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 29°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 29 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the s.
Hassell, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Hassell, NC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hassell, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hassell, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:11 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Hassell, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hassell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 22 (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.

ZIP codes in Hassell

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.