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Weather in Cashiers, North Carolina

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

Cashiers, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
59
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
69%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Cashiers, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
10p
45°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
44°
8a
49°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
57°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
L 38°H 65°
Cashiers, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    74°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    76°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    77°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    51%
    81°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    77%
    69°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    65°58°
Cashiers, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 122°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cashiers, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.51 inHg
Now
897.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896903
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cashiers, NC
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.9 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
60.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cashiers, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cashiers, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
12:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cashiers, 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 →

Cashiers at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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.

ZIP codes in Cashiers

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.