Dillsboro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dillsboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast41%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Showers89%0.31″86°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle51%—80°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle26%—88°63°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—90°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle58%—88°65°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle53%—88°67°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dillsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28725
15-Day Forecast — Dillsboro
- Sun88°66°41%
- Mon86°68°89%
- Tue80°65°51%
- Wed88°63°26%
- Thu90°63°25%
- Fri88°65°58%
- Sat88°67°53%
- Sun88°66°45%
- Mon86°64°31%
- Tue86°59°16%
- Wed88°62°14%
- Thu80°64°42%
- Fri73°65°55%
- Sat81°63°66%
- Sun87°64°67%
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 — Dillsboro
SPC has placed Dillsboro in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Dillsboro
- 28779
- 28725