Burnsville, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burnsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%—83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Rain28%0.35″86°68°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers90%1.0″88°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle49%—82°63°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—84°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—86°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—88°62°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Burnsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28714
16-Day Forecast — Burnsville
- Sat83°66°30%
- Sun86°68°28%
- Mon88°66°90%
- Tue82°63°49%
- Wed84°63°21%
- Thu86°63°29%
- Fri88°62°47%
- Sat78°63°55%
- Sun71°62°47%
- Mon78°62°22%
- Tue83°59°18%
- Wed82°62°59%
- Thu75°63°57%
- Fri78°61°72%
- Sat80°64°81%
- Sun87°66°84%
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 — Burnsville
SPC has placed Burnsville 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 Burnsville
- 28714