West Jefferson, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Jefferson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—88°67°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle41%0.03″82°65°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers78%0.02″85°63°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle45%—80°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear20%—84°61°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—86°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Showers27%0.29″84°64°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Jefferson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28694
16-Day Forecast — West Jefferson
- Sat88°67°22%
- Sun82°65°41%
- Mon85°63°78%
- Tue80°63°45%
- Wed84°61°20%
- Thu86°62°28%
- Fri84°64°27%
- Sat77°63°45%
- Sun70°62°40%
- Mon79°60°20%
- Tue83°57°16%
- Wed81°60°58%
- Thu83°60°56%
- Fri75°60°77%
- Sat79°62°81%
- Sun86°65°81%
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 — West Jefferson
SPC has placed West Jefferson 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 West Jefferson
- 28694