Cooleemee, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cooleemee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain39%0.07″98°75°0°
- MondayJul 6Showers81%0.13″99°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers64%0.04″96°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle32%—99°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—100°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—99°71°-1°
AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cooleemee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 27014
16-Day Forecast — Cooleemee
- Sat98°75°4%
- Sun98°75°39%
- Mon99°72°81%
- Tue96°69°64%
- Wed99°68°32%
- Thu100°71°21%
- Fri99°71°26%
- Sat92°69°38%
- Sun90°69°30%
- Mon87°66°22%
- Tue94°63°18%
- Wed98°69°39%
- Thu94°68°43%
- Fri96°68°54%
- Sat97°68°58%
- Sun103°71°58%
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 — Cooleemee
SPC has placed Cooleemee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Cooleemee
- 27028
- 27014