Weather in Cherokee, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cherokee, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
62%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Cherokee, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
Cherokee, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast10%81°59°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—84°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle71%84°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle87%78°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle73%72°61°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle66%71°61°
Cherokee, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Cherokee, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
032° · backing 46°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cherokee, NC
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 38.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cherokee, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cherokee, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cherokee, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cherokee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.