Rougemont, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rougemont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle17%—96°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers78%0.01″95°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers77%0.27″95°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm57%0.05″90°70°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%0.01″94°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—101°74°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast40%—92°70°-9°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rougemont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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: 27572
15-Day Forecast — Rougemont
- Sun95°72°17%
- Mon95°70°78%
- Tue95°70°77%
- Wed90°70°57%
- Thu94°70°23%
- Fri101°74°24%
- Sat92°70°40%
- Sun86°70°35%
- Mon87°66°22%
- Tue95°61°11%
- Wed97°67°19%
- Thu96°68°31%
- Fri97°67°43%
- Sat93°67°55%
- Sun102°70°55%
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 — Rougemont
SPC has placed Rougemont 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 Rougemont
- 27572