Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pilot Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain19%0.12″95°71°—
- MondayJul 6Showers78%0.06″94°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers66%0.06″91°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—95°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—98°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—98°69°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—88°68°-10°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.89 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 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pilot Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27041
15-Day Forecast — Pilot Mountain
- Sun95°70°19%
- Mon94°70°78%
- Tue91°68°66%
- Wed95°66°36%
- Thu98°68°28%
- Fri98°69°20%
- Sat88°68°40%
- Sun82°67°30%
- Mon87°64°15%
- Tue93°60°11%
- Wed94°67°24%
- Thu92°67°43%
- Fri91°66°42%
- Sat89°68°42%
- Sun99°70°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 — Pilot Mountain
SPC has placed Pilot Mountain in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Pilot Mountain
- 27041