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Weather in Hiddenite, North Carolina

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

Hiddenite, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
54%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Hiddenite, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
L 42°H 76°
Hiddenite, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    31%
    92°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    80%
    71°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    66°56°
Hiddenite, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · backing 117°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 117° from the sw.
Hiddenite, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hiddenite, NC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.2 μg/m³
PM 10
14.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hiddenite, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hiddenite, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:27 AM
Moonset
12:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hiddenite, 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 →

Hiddenite at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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 Hiddenite

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.