Weather in Cliffside, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cliffside, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
58%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Cliffside, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
47°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
Cliffside, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°60°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%91°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers77%87°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%68°61°
Cliffside, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cliffside, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
085° · veering 68°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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
Cliffside, NC
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cliffside, 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 03m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cliffside, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cliffside, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cliffside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.