High Shoals, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
High Shoals weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain24%0.06″96°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers65%0.16″94°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle47%0.01″96°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—99°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—100°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—101°71°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.85 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
High Shoals at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above 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: 28077
16-Day Forecast — High Shoals
- Sat98°73°4%
- Sun96°75°24%
- Mon94°70°65%
- Tue96°69°47%
- Wed99°70°30%
- Thu100°70°23%
- Fri101°71°27%
- Sat88°72°43%
- Sun80°71°30%
- Mon87°66°23%
- Tue96°63°21%
- Wed98°70°26%
- Thu94°70°33%
- Fri94°67°39%
- Sat95°69°42%
- Sun102°72°48%
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 — High Shoals
SPC has placed High Shoals 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 High Shoals
- 28034
- 28092
- 28077