Chapel Hill, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chapel Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers22%0.66″90°73°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm40%0.02″88°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—86°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—88°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—92°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%—93°71°+1°
AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 47 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 88 — 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 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 88
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 88
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:35 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Chapel Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37034
16-Day Forecast — Chapel Hill
- Sat89°69°16%
- Sun90°73°22%
- Mon88°70°40%
- Tue86°66°15%
- Wed88°66°15%
- Thu92°66°24%
- Fri93°71°54%
- Sat84°71°49%
- Sun82°64°32%
- Mon81°58°15%
- Tue84°60°16%
- Wed86°62°29%
- Thu80°69°39%
- Fri89°68°62%
- Sat79°70°48%
- Sun81°69°52%
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 — Chapel Hill
SPC has placed Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill
- 37034