Foscoe climate

Foscoe Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Banner Elk, 9.7 km from Foscoe

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.13 in over about 14 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Foscoe, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
5.13 in
Record high
87°FMay 25, 2021
Record low
26°FMay 5, 1997
Chance of a freeze
48%
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 26 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
4.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 165°F43°F78°F 200729°F 201843%
May 265°F43°F82°F 200730°F 201843%
May 365°F44°F84°F 200732°F 198143%
May 466°F44°F81°F 202032°F 198643%
May 566°F44°F79°F 201826°F 199743%
May 666°F45°F77°F 200130°F 201144%
May 766°F45°F80°F 200028°F 198944%
May 866°F45°F80°F 200429°F 198944%
May 967°F45°F80°F 201430°F 198344%
May 1067°F46°F81°F 200227°F 202044%
May 1167°F46°F80°F 200327°F 202045%
May 1267°F46°F84°F 200031°F 202045%
May 1367°F47°F83°F 200530°F 202145%
May 1468°F47°F83°F 201826°F 199745%
May 1568°F47°F82°F 201829°F 201345%
May 1668°F47°F79°F 201031°F 202145%
May 1768°F48°F79°F 201732°F 199745%
May 1868°F48°F81°F 199836°F 200945%
May 1969°F48°F82°F 200030°F 200945%
May 2069°F49°F84°F 199628°F 200246%0%
May 2169°F49°F82°F 199632°F 200946%0%
May 2269°F49°F84°F 200426°F 199746%0%
May 2369°F50°F84°F 200428°F 199746%0%
May 2470°F50°F84°F 200431°F 200246%0%
May 2570°F50°F87°F 202134°F 201346%0%
May 2670°F50°F82°F 200435°F 198846%0%
May 2770°F51°F83°F 200029°F 200147%0%
May 2870°F51°F80°F 201035°F 199447%0%
May 2971°F51°F82°F 199137°F 199447%0%
May 3071°F52°F83°F 200637°F 198447%0%
May 3171°F52°F85°F 201134°F 198447%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Foscoe, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00310506 (Banner Elk), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00310982, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.