Pinetops, North Carolina Weather
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Pinetops weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Showers20%0.10″96°74°—
- SundayJun 14Drizzle65%0.03″96°75°0°
- MondayJun 15Overcast58%—88°72°-8°
- TuesdayJun 16Showers49%0.60″75°67°-13°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle20%—85°66°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast18%—97°77°+12°
- FridayJun 19Overcast55%—99°74°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:04 AM
- Moonset
- 7:27 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Pinetops at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Pinetops
- Sat96°74°20%
- Sun96°75°65%
- Mon88°72°58%
- Tue75°67°49%
- Wed85°66°20%
- Thu97°77°18%
- Fri99°74°55%
- Sat90°69°36%
- Sun96°71°19%
- Mon95°72°22%
- Tue72°65°36%
- Wed84°63°35%
- Thu85°68°45%
- Fri87°72°42%
- Sat90°71°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Pinetops
SPC has placed Pinetops in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Pinetops
- 27864