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Pikeville, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pikeville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Pikeville, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:51 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Pikeville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPikeville, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 75°H 100°
Pikeville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    22%
    0.41″
    100°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    71%
    0.01″
    95°76°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    63%
    0.25″
    96°74°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    90°72°-6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    97°73°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    98°80°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    93°74°-5°
Pikeville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · backing 14°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 326SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the s.
Pikeville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.31007.91008.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Pikeville, NC
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-19 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pikeville, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.1mi
UNLIMITED
103 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:51 UTC · Pikeville, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:51 UTC · Pikeville, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pikeville, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pikeville, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pikeville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pikeville, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pikeville, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pikeville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27863

15-Day Forecast — Pikeville

  1. Sun100°75°22%
  2. Mon95°76°71%
  3. Tue96°74°63%
  4. Wed90°72°51%
  5. Thu97°73°22%
  6. Fri98°80°22%
  7. Sat93°74°53%
  8. Sun83°72°48%
  9. Mon82°67°28%
  10. Tue85°66°12%
  11. Wed94°69°23%
  12. Thu95°70°26%
  13. Fri96°69°29%
  14. Sat93°71°33%
  15. Sun97°74°42%

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 — Pikeville

SPC has placed Pikeville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Pikeville

  • 27863

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.