Hot Springs, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hot Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle25%0.02″91°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail80%0.50″89°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle47%—84°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy16%—85°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—89°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers57%0.18″91°66°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hot Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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: 28743
16-Day Forecast — Hot Springs
- Sat90°73°20%
- Sun91°74°25%
- Mon89°68°80%
- Tue84°67°47%
- Wed85°67°16%
- Thu89°66°26%
- Fri91°66°57%
- Sat80°67°63%
- Sun77°67°47%
- Mon81°65°30%
- Tue84°63°18%
- Wed86°69°55%
- Thu77°67°55%
- Fri82°66°71%
- Sat87°68°75%
- Sun91°69°68%
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 — Hot Springs
SPC has placed Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs
- 28743
- 28753