Banner Elk, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Banner Elk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle29%—79°65°—
- SundayJul 5Rain39%0.23″77°65°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle88%0.20″78°60°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle41%0.01″78°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear20%—80°59°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—82°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″81°59°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Banner Elk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28604
16-Day Forecast — Banner Elk
- Sat79°65°29%
- Sun77°65°39%
- Mon78°60°88%
- Tue78°61°41%
- Wed80°59°20%
- Thu82°61°32%
- Fri81°59°38%
- Sat75°59°52%
- Sun70°59°45%
- Mon72°59°21%
- Tue78°55°18%
- Wed77°59°36%
- Thu72°59°58%
- Fri72°59°52%
- Sat79°60°59%
- Sun82°62°57%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Banner Elk
SPC has placed Banner Elk in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Banner Elk
- 28604