Blowing Rock, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blowing Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain54%0.10″80°66°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain85%0.41″80°59°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle66%—81°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear35%—83°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—86°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%0.01″85°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—79°60°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.98 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 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Blowing Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 28605
15-Day Forecast — Blowing Rock
- Sun80°66°54%
- Mon80°59°85%
- Tue81°62°66%
- Wed83°60°35%
- Thu86°62°25%
- Fri85°64°32%
- Sat79°60°37%
- Sun71°61°34%
- Mon76°60°23%
- Tue83°56°15%
- Wed81°60°30%
- Thu79°59°48%
- Fri72°59°40%
- Sat79°60°36%
- Sun86°63°50%
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 — Blowing Rock
SPC has placed Blowing Rock 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 Blowing Rock
- 28605