North Wilkesboro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Wilkesboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—99°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle22%0.04″95°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain73%0.09″96°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle49%0.03″93°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear24%—95°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—98°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%0.02″98°68°0°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.85 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 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
North Wilkesboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28659
16-Day Forecast — North Wilkesboro
- Sat99°69°24%
- Sun95°71°22%
- Mon96°69°73%
- Tue93°67°49%
- Wed95°66°24%
- Thu98°67°28%
- Fri98°68°21%
- Sat89°67°32%
- Sun86°69°29%
- Mon87°66°15%
- Tue92°61°20%
- Wed93°67°35%
- Thu92°66°41%
- Fri89°65°52%
- Sat93°67°59%
- Sun98°70°58%
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 — North Wilkesboro
SPC has placed North Wilkesboro 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 North Wilkesboro
- 28659