Highlands, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—79°65°—
- MondayJul 6Showers72%0.33″75°63°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail45%—75°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—84°59°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—84°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle39%0.11″85°57°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%0.05″71°60°-14°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28741
15-Day Forecast — Highlands
- Sun79°65°29%
- Mon75°63°72%
- Tue75°61°45%
- Wed84°59°28%
- Thu84°60°18%
- Fri85°57°39%
- Sat71°60°38%
- Sun66°58°42%
- Mon70°57°29%
- Tue75°56°20%
- Wed81°58°42%
- Thu76°60°56%
- Fri71°61°45%
- Sat76°60°47%
- Sun84°61°61%
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 — Highlands
SPC has placed Highlands 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 Highlands
- 28741