Weather in Mars Hill, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mars Hill, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
47%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Mars Hill, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
8p
50°
9p
48°
10p
46°
11p
45°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
38°
7a
42°
8a
48°
9a
53°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
Mars Hill, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%81°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—85°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%85°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers79%87°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain91%78°60°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle69%73°60°
Mars Hill, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mars Hill, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
218° · backing 152°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Mars Hill, NC
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Mars Hill, 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 06m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mars Hill, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mars Hill, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mars Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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.