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Weather in Spruce Pine, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spruce Pine, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
71%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Spruce Pine, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
53°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
L 51°H 78°
Spruce Pine, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    84°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    84°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    86°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    67%
    80°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    57%
    73°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    58%
    74°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    55%
    77°65°
Spruce Pine, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 8 · pk 19 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the sse.
Spruce Pine, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spruce Pine, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Spruce Pine, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spruce Pine, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 AM
Moonset
1:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Spruce Pine, AL
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 →

Spruce Pine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Spruce Pine

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.