Weather in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Junaluska, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
55%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Lake Junaluska, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
10p
45°
11p
43°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
37°
7a
43°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
63°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
72°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
62°
9p
Lake Junaluska, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—84°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers76%85°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle90%81°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle70%71°62°
Lake Junaluska, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Lake Junaluska, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
220° · veering 63°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lake Junaluska, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 53.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Junaluska, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Junaluska, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake Junaluska, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake Junaluska at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.