Hiwassee, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hiwassee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle27%0.01″91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.02″85°68°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers73%0.12″86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle56%—82°64°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—86°61°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear28%—90°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—87°61°-3°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hiwassee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24347
16-Day Forecast — Hiwassee
- Sat91°70°27%
- Sun85°69°27%
- Mon86°66°73%
- Tue82°64°56%
- Wed86°61°25%
- Thu90°59°28%
- Fri87°61°38%
- Sat79°63°50%
- Sun77°62°33%
- Mon85°58°19%
- Tue86°56°15%
- Wed84°59°22%
- Thu90°61°41%
- Fri82°62°56%
- Sat86°64°43%
- Sun90°65°59%
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 — Hiwassee
SPC has placed Hiwassee 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 Hiwassee
- 24347