Rutherfordton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutherfordton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers44%0.08″97°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—95°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%—96°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle21%—98°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—98°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—100°69°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle29%—101°73°+1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 74
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rutherfordton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28139
16-Day Forecast — Rutherfordton
- Sun97°72°44%
- Mon95°72°27%
- Tue96°72°55%
- Wed98°69°21%
- Thu98°69°20%
- Fri100°69°25%
- Sat101°73°29%
- Sun96°73°30%
- Mon99°70°19%
- Tue104°72°14%
- Wed105°67°14%
- Thu95°66°25%
- Fri91°65°30%
- Sat99°67°35%
- Sun98°71°29%
- Mon93°76°35%
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 — Rutherfordton
SPC has placed Rutherfordton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rutherfordton
- 28139