Linville, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Linville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle42%0.04″79°66°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers87%0.89″84°60°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle41%—80°61°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear24%—83°60°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—84°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—84°60°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Linville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28646
16-Day Forecast — Linville
- Sat84°67°23%
- Sun79°66°42%
- Mon84°60°87%
- Tue80°61°41%
- Wed83°60°24%
- Thu84°62°30%
- Fri84°60°33%
- Sat78°62°43%
- Sun72°60°40%
- Mon70°60°20%
- Tue80°56°16%
- Wed80°60°55%
- Thu74°60°50%
- Fri72°58°71%
- Sat78°61°84%
- Sun85°62°77%
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 — Linville
SPC has placed Linville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Linville
- 28646