Crossnore, North Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crossnore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast11%—72°53°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——79°58°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm70%—85°61°+6°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm61%0.03″72°60°-13°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast13%—74°55°+2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast16%—79°54°+5°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle56%0.08″76°61°-3°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:25 AM
- Moonset
- 10:00 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Crossnore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Crossnore
- Tue72°53°11%
- Wed79°58°3%
- Thu85°61°70%
- Fri72°60°61%
- Sat74°55°13%
- Sun79°54°16%
- Mon76°61°56%
- Tue62°52°35%
- Wed59°52°45%
- Thu76°55°39%
- Fri76°59°31%
- Sat83°62°53%
- Sun83°65°55%
- Mon86°63°55%
- Tue82°65°48%
- Wed83°65°53%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Crossnore
SPC has placed Crossnore in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Crossnore
- 28616