Oak Ridge, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers16%0.34″97°72°—
- MondayJul 6Showers76%—93°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle69%—96°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers48%0.26″90°69°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—95°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—98°74°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers35%0.25″94°69°-4°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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: 27310
15-Day Forecast — Oak Ridge
- Sun97°72°16%
- Mon93°70°76%
- Tue96°69°69%
- Wed90°69°48%
- Thu95°65°23%
- Fri98°74°19%
- Sat94°69°35%
- Sun94°70°33%
- Mon90°66°18%
- Tue89°62°11%
- Wed90°62°10%
- Thu91°67°35%
- Fri80°69°48%
- Sat89°67°49%
- Sun91°67°48%
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 — Oak Ridge
SPC has placed Oak Ridge in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Oak Ridge
- 27310