Pinnacle, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pinnacle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast35%—94°68°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast73%—93°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%—93°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers29%—94°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—96°69°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast32%—89°75°-7°
- SundayJul 12Drizzle34%0.14″96°69°+7°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Pinnacle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 27043
15-Day Forecast — Pinnacle
- Mon94°68°35%
- Tue93°71°73%
- Wed93°69°39%
- Thu94°70°29%
- Fri96°69°18%
- Sat89°75°32%
- Sun96°69°34%
- Mon98°68°17%
- Tue101°73°15%
- Wed94°66°19%
- Thu88°64°36%
- Fri93°65°36%
- Sat76°66°33%
- Sun87°68°27%
- Mon92°68°34%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Pinnacle
SPC has placed Pinnacle in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pinnacle
- 27043