Wilkesboro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wilkesboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.01″96°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers71%0.06″95°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%—94°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers37%0.01″94°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—96°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—96°72°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast33%—92°71°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wilkesboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
ZIP code: 28697
15-Day Forecast — Wilkesboro
- Sun96°70°27%
- Mon95°71°71%
- Tue94°67°55%
- Wed94°67°37%
- Thu96°66°28%
- Fri96°72°19%
- Sat92°71°33%
- Sun93°68°28%
- Mon93°62°19%
- Tue91°59°10%
- Wed93°64°22%
- Thu93°65°43%
- Fri83°68°42%
- Sat91°66°42%
- Sun91°65°53%
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 — Wilkesboro
SPC has placed Wilkesboro in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Wilkesboro
- 28697