Weather in Murphy, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Murphy, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
56%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Murphy, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
38°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
Murphy, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%86°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%87°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers59%87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers74%84°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%75°62°
Murphy, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Murphy, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
124° · veering 92°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
2
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
Murphy, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Murphy, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Murphy, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Murphy, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Murphy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.