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Powellsville, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Powellsville, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 10:59 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
65%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Powellsville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPowellsville, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 98°
Powellsville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    98°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    69%
    97°72°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    0.42″
    94°72°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    87°71°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    18%
    94°69°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    99°76°+5°
Powellsville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · backing 5°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the s.
Powellsville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.61010.61010.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Powellsville, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 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
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Powellsville, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.0mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
02:59 UTC · Powellsville, 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
02:59 UTC · Powellsville, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Powellsville, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Powellsville, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Powellsville, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Powellsville, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Powellsville, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Powellsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 27967

16-Day Forecast — Powellsville

  1. Sat97°75°1%
  2. Sun98°75°3%
  3. Mon97°72°69%
  4. Tue94°72°68%
  5. Wed87°71°48%
  6. Thu94°69°18%
  7. Fri99°76°27%
  8. Sat86°73°46%
  9. Sun81°70°38%
  10. Mon83°67°29%
  11. Tue85°63°24%
  12. Wed94°65°26%
  13. Thu93°68°22%
  14. Fri93°69°31%
  15. Sat94°70°32%
  16. Sun94°72°49%

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 — Powellsville

SPC has placed Powellsville 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 Powellsville

  • 27967

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.