Weather in Sparta, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparta, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
66%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Sparta, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
47°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
Sparta, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast18%87°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers80%83°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers64%77°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle65%72°66°
Sparta, TN
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sparta, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
082° · backing 137°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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
Sparta, TN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sparta, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sparta, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sparta, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sparta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (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.