Spencer Mountain, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spencer Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle27%0.04″97°76°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle64%0.02″96°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers49%0.02″96°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—99°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy15%—100°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—100°72°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast39%—89°72°-11°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Spencer Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.
15-Day Forecast — Spencer Mountain
- Sun97°76°27%
- Mon96°71°64%
- Tue96°69°49%
- Wed99°72°24%
- Thu100°70°15%
- Fri100°72°21%
- Sat89°72°39%
- Sun79°70°34%
- Mon86°67°24%
- Tue95°63°9%
- Wed98°70°26%
- Thu95°70°33%
- Fri95°68°39%
- Sat95°70°42%
- Sun102°73°48%
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 — Spencer Mountain
SPC has placed Spencer Mountain in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Spencer Mountain
- 28056