Banner Elk, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Banner Elk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Partly Cloudy——70°46°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——75°54°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——79°54°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle10%—74°57°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Rain50%0.19″65°58°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers33%0.39″60°58°-5°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle27%—68°57°+8°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:18 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Banner Elk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.