Murphy, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Murphy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy25%—87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle24%0.03″91°69°+4°
- MondayJul 6Showers80%0.11″88°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail45%—86°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear24%—88°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear25%—90°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Showers61%0.41″89°66°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 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 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Murphy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28906
16-Day Forecast — Murphy
- Sat87°70°25%
- Sun91°69°24%
- Mon88°69°80%
- Tue86°66°45%
- Wed88°64°24%
- Thu90°63°25%
- Fri89°66°61%
- Sat77°68°60%
- Sun69°65°43%
- Mon79°64°20%
- Tue88°61°20%
- Wed88°63°43%
- Thu83°65°52%
- Fri80°66°77%
- Sat80°66°75%
- Sun91°66°74%
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 — Murphy
SPC has placed Murphy 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 Murphy
- 28906