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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
L 43°H 76°
Lake Lure, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    35%
    92°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    77%
    83°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    71°61°
Lake Lure, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 10 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Lure, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Lake Lure

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.