Bryson City, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bryson City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy20%—88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle39%0.03″90°71°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm77%0.15″84°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%—89°66°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—89°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy26%—91°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%—83°64°-8°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bryson City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28713
16-Day Forecast — Bryson City
- Sat88°70°20%
- Sun90°71°39%
- Mon84°69°77%
- Tue89°66°46%
- Wed89°63°27%
- Thu91°62°26%
- Fri83°64°59%
- Sat81°65°60%
- Sun77°61°44%
- Mon83°56°22%
- Tue85°60°20%
- Wed84°63°61%
- Thu87°64°61%
- Fri89°65°87%
- Sat80°66°82%
- Sun83°65°79%
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 — Bryson City
SPC has placed Bryson City 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 Bryson City
- 28713