Mars Hill, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mars Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—88°69°+3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail88%0.13″89°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle41%—83°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear19%—86°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—87°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle52%0.01″90°63°+3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.95 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 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mars Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- 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: 28754
16-Day Forecast — Mars Hill
- Sat85°67°26%
- Sun88°69°23%
- Mon89°67°88%
- Tue83°64°41%
- Wed86°64°19%
- Thu87°64°28%
- Fri90°63°52%
- Sat75°64°59%
- Sun76°64°48%
- Mon79°62°24%
- Tue85°60°19%
- Wed84°63°59%
- Thu77°63°57%
- Fri83°63°72%
- Sat78°65°81%
- Sun89°67°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 — Mars Hill
SPC has placed Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill
- 28754