Valdese, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valdese weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—98°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain31%0.16″95°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers71%0.36″95°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%—93°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear32%—93°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy42%—95°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—95°68°0°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Valdese at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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: 28690
16-Day Forecast — Valdese
- Sat99°71°10%
- Sun95°74°31%
- Mon95°68°71%
- Tue93°66°51%
- Wed93°65°32%
- Thu95°65°42%
- Fri95°68°25%
- Sat90°70°30%
- Sun74°64°18%
- Mon89°59°9%
- Tue91°63°21%
- Wed91°66°39%
- Thu91°70°42%
- Fri92°68°55%
- Sat94°69°74%
- Sun92°67°64%
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 — Valdese
SPC has placed Valdese 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 Valdese
- 28612
- 28690
- 28655
- 28671