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Weather in Spindale, North Carolina

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

Spindale, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Spindale, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
65°
9p
L 41°H 76°
Spindale, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    91°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    92°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    78%
    86°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    67°61°
Spindale, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 118°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Spindale, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spindale, NC
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
16.1 μg/m³
PM 10
17.1 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Spindale, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spindale, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
12:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Spindale, 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 →

Spindale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 Spindale

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.