Black Mountain, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle43%0.02″88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers49%0.10″84°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm72%—87°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast41%—88°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers27%0.06″88°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—86°66°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast37%—85°69°-1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Black Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28711
16-Day Forecast — Black Mountain
- Sun88°67°43%
- Mon84°69°49%
- Tue87°67°72%
- Wed88°66°41%
- Thu88°68°27%
- Fri86°66°26%
- Sat85°69°37%
- Sun85°66°39%
- Mon90°68°21%
- Tue76°57°14%
- Wed82°54°19%
- Thu86°61°35%
- Fri88°66°35%
- Sat84°64°45%
- Sun81°64°53%
- Mon84°62°55%
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 — Black Mountain
SPC has placed Black Mountain in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Black Mountain
- 28711