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Weather in Burnsville, North Carolina

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

Burnsville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
65%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Burnsville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
66°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
L 37°H 73°
Burnsville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    84°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    75%
    84°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    75°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    66%
    67°58°
Burnsville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
018° · backing 30°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 9 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Burnsville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.21 inHg
Now
921.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918926
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burnsville, NC
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
9.7 μg/m³
Ozone
56.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Burnsville, 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 06m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burnsville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
12:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Burnsville, 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 →

Burnsville 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 Burnsville

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.