Weather in Lake Lure, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Lure, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
56%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Lake Lure, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
Lake Lure, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers35%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers77%83°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%71°61°
Lake Lure, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lake Lure, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
342° · backing 125°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
10
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
Lake Lure, NC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Lure, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Lure, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake Lure, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake Lure at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.