Spruce Pine, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spruce Pine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle18%0.01″86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle38%0.03″85°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers88%2.2″86°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle47%—84°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—84°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—89°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—88°65°-1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Spruce Pine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 28777
16-Day Forecast — Spruce Pine
- Sat86°66°18%
- Sun85°67°38%
- Mon86°65°88%
- Tue84°64°47%
- Wed84°61°24%
- Thu89°63°28%
- Fri88°65°36%
- Sat83°63°44%
- Sun69°59°40%
- Mon79°55°20%
- Tue81°60°17%
- Wed81°64°55%
- Thu85°66°50%
- Fri86°65°71%
- Sat86°65°84%
- Sun86°63°77%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Spruce Pine
SPC has placed Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine
- 28777