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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

Rougemont, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:31 PM
78
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
80°
Humidity
74%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Rougemont, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRougemont, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 71°H 91°
Rougemont, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.06″
    95°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    35%
    0.07″
    94°71°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    70%
    0.32″
    92°73°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    59%
    86°71°-6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    24%
    92°72°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    97°72°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    87°70°-10°
Rougemont, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
278° · veering 98°
Direction
W
278°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 4
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 4 · pk 26 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Rougemont, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.3
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.3
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.9991.2991.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rougemont, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~66 @ 11 PM

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
4.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Rougemont, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
124 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
20:31 UTC · Rougemont, 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
20:31 UTC · Rougemont, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rougemont, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rougemont, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rougemont, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rougemont, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rougemont, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rougemont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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: 27572

16-Day Forecast — Rougemont

  1. Sun95°72°29%
  2. Mon94°71°35%
  3. Tue92°73°70%
  4. Wed86°71°59%
  5. Thu92°72°24%
  6. Fri97°72°18%
  7. Sat87°70°44%
  8. Sun93°70°38%
  9. Mon99°72°19%
  10. Tue85°65°12%
  11. Wed90°62°11%
  12. Thu97°66°29%
  13. Fri95°68°35%
  14. Sat94°66°45%
  15. Sun74°65°52%
  16. Mon92°65°39%

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 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 Rougemont

  • 27572

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.