Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Junaluska weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle34%—86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers32%0.76″87°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm83%0.04″88°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail67%—82°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—86°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy29%—89°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers50%0.18″88°62°-1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Junaluska at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28745
16-Day Forecast — Lake Junaluska
- Sat86°69°34%
- Sun87°68°32%
- Mon88°67°83%
- Tue82°64°67%
- Wed86°63°36%
- Thu89°64°29%
- Fri88°62°50%
- Sat74°62°55%
- Sun69°63°43%
- Mon79°61°19%
- Tue83°60°19%
- Wed84°62°61%
- Thu75°62°65%
- Fri80°64°87%
- Sat78°65°91%
- Sun91°65°84%
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 — Lake Junaluska
SPC has placed Lake Junaluska 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 Lake Junaluska
- 28745
- 28785
- 28786