Rutherford College, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutherford College weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—100°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle31%0.02″95°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6Showers72%0.12″96°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle45%0.02″95°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear16%—96°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—97°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—98°68°+1°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.92 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 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rutherford College at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28671
16-Day Forecast — Rutherford College
- Sat100°71°16%
- Sun95°72°31%
- Mon96°67°72%
- Tue95°66°45%
- Wed96°66°16%
- Thu97°67°25%
- Fri98°68°23%
- Sat89°67°35%
- Sun85°69°29%
- Mon87°66°20%
- Tue93°61°20%
- Wed96°66°39%
- Thu92°66°42%
- Fri86°64°55%
- Sat93°66°74%
- Sun99°68°64%
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 — Rutherford College
SPC has placed Rutherford College 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 Rutherford College
- 28612
- 28671