Montreat, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montreat weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain50%0.14″85°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast63%—84°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle74%—81°63°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle38%—85°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—85°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—87°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle49%0.02″86°66°-1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Montreat at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28757
15-Day Forecast — Montreat
- Sun83°69°50%
- Mon84°69°63%
- Tue81°63°74%
- Wed85°63°38%
- Thu85°62°30%
- Fri87°68°35%
- Sat86°66°49%
- Sun84°65°40%
- Mon82°63°22%
- Tue80°58°14%
- Wed83°60°14%
- Thu80°63°39%
- Fri70°63°52%
- Sat82°62°57%
- Sun83°62°54%
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 — Montreat
SPC has placed Montreat in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Montreat
- 28757