Cherokee, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cherokee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Foggy——75°48°—
- ThursdayJun 4Partly Cloudy——78°56°+3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°59°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——83°56°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast24%—84°58°+1°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle69%0.11″86°61°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast37%—72°62°-14°
Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
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 40 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
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
- 3:08 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Cherokee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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 3, 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.