Sylva, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sylva weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle38%0.03″90°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers90%—88°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail52%—79°66°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—90°64°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—90°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers57%0.21″90°63°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle52%0.11″77°63°-13°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sylva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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: 28779
15-Day Forecast — Sylva
- Sun90°67°38%
- Mon88°68°90%
- Tue79°66°52%
- Wed90°64°27%
- Thu90°64°25%
- Fri90°63°57%
- Sat77°63°52%
- Sun72°64°45%
- Mon77°63°31%
- Tue81°61°16%
- Wed88°62°39%
- Thu79°63°65%
- Fri81°66°55%
- Sat77°66°68%
- Sun90°66°66%
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 — Sylva
SPC has placed Sylva 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 Sylva
- 28779