Highlands, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Foggy——68°48°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——70°54°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——77°56°+7°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——74°57°-3°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle39%0.11″69°59°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers39%0.07″67°59°-2°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle29%—69°60°+2°
Ozone at AQI 36. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 4:21 AM
- Moonset
- 2:50 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.