Etowah, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Etowah weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers59%1.2″89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast61%—87°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm74%—87°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle40%—90°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—91°65°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—94°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy55%—90°68°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Etowah at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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: 28729
16-Day Forecast — Etowah
- Sun89°68°59%
- Mon87°69°61%
- Tue87°65°74%
- Wed90°65°40%
- Thu91°65°25%
- Fri94°67°30%
- Sat90°68°55%
- Sun87°66°40%
- Mon90°65°24%
- Tue95°67°16%
- Wed97°71°16%
- Thu89°63°31%
- Fri86°63°48%
- Sat91°64°48%
- Sun92°69°52%
- Mon82°68°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 — Etowah
SPC has placed Etowah 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 Etowah
- 28742
- 28729
- 28739