Oak Ridge, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——84°50°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——91°62°+7°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——89°66°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast12%—91°63°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle22%—88°69°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle16%0.03″70°61°-18°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle16%—74°61°+4°
Ozone at AQI 98 now. AQI up 53 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 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 98 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:34 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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.