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Weather in Statesville, North Carolina

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

Statesville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 5:59 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Statesville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
L 41°H 76°
Statesville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    93°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    92°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    76%
    76°60°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    76%
    76°56°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    88°63°
Statesville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 47°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Statesville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Statesville, NC
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
18.9 μg/m³
PM 10
19.7 μg/m³
NO₂
8.5 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Statesville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Statesville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:27 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Statesville, 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 →

Statesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Statesville

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.