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Brevard, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brevard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Brevard, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 1:50 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
39%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Brevard, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrevard, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 92°
Brevard, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    13%
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.07″
    89°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81%
    88°68°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    85°66°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    55%
    77°65°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    51%
    80°66°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    39%
    91°67°+11°
Brevard, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 44°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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
avg 3 · pk 11 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brevard, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.89 inHg
Now
944.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 942948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW947.6942.4944.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brevard, NC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 67 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
9.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 67

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Brevard, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.3mi
UNLIMITED
91 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:50 UTC · Brevard, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:50 UTC · Brevard, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brevard, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brevard, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brevard, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brevard, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brevard, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brevard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28712

16-Day Forecast — Brevard

  1. Sat92°70°13%
  2. Sun89°71°36%
  3. Mon88°68°81%
  4. Tue85°66°73%
  5. Wed77°65°55%
  6. Thu80°66°51%
  7. Fri91°67°39%
  8. Sat90°67°40%
  9. Sun88°68°37%
  10. Mon84°63°18%
  11. Tue74°61°22%
  12. Wed73°62°40%
  13. Thu83°61°38%
  14. Fri72°66°29%
  15. Sat75°67°42%
  16. Sun82°67°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Brevard

SPC has placed Brevard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Brevard

  • 28712

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.