Sugar Mountain, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sugar Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain40%0.07″75°62°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle91%0.22″75°58°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle66%0.01″75°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear35%—77°57°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—80°58°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%0.01″79°57°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle44%—73°57°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sugar Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below 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.
15-Day Forecast — Sugar Mountain
- Sun76°61°40%
- Mon75°58°91%
- Tue75°59°66%
- Wed77°57°35%
- Thu80°58°28%
- Fri79°57°43%
- Sat73°57°44%
- Sun68°57°38%
- Mon69°56°24%
- Tue76°53°18%
- Wed74°56°36%
- Thu70°56°58%
- Fri70°56°52%
- Sat76°57°59%
- Sun80°60°57%
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 — Sugar Mountain
SPC has placed Sugar Mountain 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 Sugar Mountain
- 28604