Valle Crucis, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valle Crucis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain39%0.14″82°65°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers90%0.32″80°63°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle64%—78°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear32%—83°62°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—84°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers44%0.20″83°63°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle47%—76°61°-7°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 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 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Valle Crucis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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 — Valle Crucis
- Sun83°65°39%
- Mon80°63°90%
- Tue78°64°64%
- Wed83°62°32%
- Thu84°61°28%
- Fri83°63°44%
- Sat76°61°47%
- Sun71°62°38%
- Mon80°61°24%
- Tue82°57°18%
- Wed80°61°36%
- Thu75°62°58%
- Fri72°61°52%
- Sat79°62°59%
- Sun84°64°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 — Valle Crucis
SPC has placed Valle Crucis 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 Valle Crucis
- 28604
- 28679