Weather in Waynesville, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waynesville, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Waynesville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
40°
2a
40°
3a
39°
4a
37°
5a
37°
6a
36°
7a
43°
8a
50°
9a
57°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
Waynesville, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—84°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle69%84°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle88%77°61°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle72%70°62°
Waynesville, NC
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Waynesville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · veering 80°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Waynesville, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 44.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waynesville, 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.
Waynesville, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Waynesville, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Waynesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.