Pinnacle, North Carolina Weather
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Pinnacle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:45 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——71°41°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast——69°48°-2°
- ThursdayNov 12Light Drizzle—0.02″59°44°-10°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——51°34°-8°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——49°32°-2°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——52°29°+3°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——48°33°-4°
Air quality now AQI 24 · Good
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:27 AM
- Moonset
- 6:00 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Pinnacle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 71°F, low 41°F), 8°F above the 48°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 6 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 15 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Pinnacle
- Tue71°41°0%
- Wed69°49°2%
- Thu59°44°8%
- Fri51°34°1%
- Sat49°32°0%
- Sun52°29°0%
- Mon48°33°7%
- Tue48°38°7%
- Wed60°33°2%
- Thu59°34°1%
- Fri57°38°3%
- Sat62°41°17%
- Sun64°53°32%
- Mon64°31°33%
- Tue41°26°21%
- Wed44°26°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 31) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Pinnacle
Pinnacle sits in Stokes County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 38m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 41m — a swing of +4h 57m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charlotte, the state’s largest city, lies about 80 miles to the SSW. The nearest town Pinnacle tracks is Winston-Salem, roughly 18 miles to the SSE.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Pinnacle peaks at about 76°F in July and bottoms near 37°F in January; July brings the heaviest rain (4.6 inches) and February the least (3.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 3.7″ | 9 |
| February | 40° | 3.1″ | 8 |
| March | 47° | 3.9″ | 10 |
| April | 56° | 4.1″ | 10 |
| May | 64° | 4.0″ | 12 |
| June | 73° | 4.3″ | 12 |
| July | 76° | 4.6″ | 13 |
| August | 75° | 4.4″ | 11 |
| September | 68° | 4.1″ | 9 |
| October | 57° | 3.4″ | 8 |
| November | 47° | 3.3″ | 8 |
| December | 39° | 3.8″ | 9 |
Regional context
Similar climates King, NC, Pilot Mountain, NC, Tobaccoville, NC
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Pinnacle runs from a 37°F January mean to 76°F in July, a 40°F seasonal spread, with near 46.6 inches of precipitation across about 118 wet days.
No season owns Pinnacle's rain: July reaches 4.6 inches across 12.5 days and February keeps 3.1 inches on 8.1, an even spread through Pinnacle's year. It is a balanced pattern Pinnacle shares with places like King, NC, Pilot Mountain, NC and Tobaccoville, NC.
Pinnacle reaches its last hard frost near April 6; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Pinnacle's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Pinnacle's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. By October 31, frost is back in Pinnacle — protect or harvest anything tender. Open lawns in Pinnacle whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: King, NC, Pilot Mountain, NC, Tobaccoville, NC, East Bend, NC, Rural Hall, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Pinnacle?
- Pinnacle's last spring frost lands near April 6, and in Pinnacle the first fall frost follows around October 31.
- What is the rainy season in Pinnacle?
- Rainfall in Pinnacle peaks in July near 4.6 inches, out of about 47 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Pinnacle?
- On average July tops the year in Pinnacle at about 76°F.
- What is the coldest month in Pinnacle?
- The coldest stretch in Pinnacle falls in January, around 37°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Pinnacle?
- Hardy spring crops go in near April 6 in Pinnacle; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does Pinnacle get?
- Pinnacle records around 118 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Pinnacle?
- Because Pinnacle bottoms near 37°F in January, that winter low sets Pinnacle's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Pinnacle?
- Pinnacle's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Pinnacle?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Pinnacle in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Pinnacle?
- Current conditions for Pinnacle and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Pinnacle forecast updated?
- The Pinnacle forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Pinnacle?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Pinnacle are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Pinnacle?
- The next few days in Pinnacle's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Pinnacle sits at 36.3°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Pinnacle
- 27043