Rutherford College, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutherford College weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——84°51°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°60°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——89°64°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——91°62°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers37%0.07″76°66°-15°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle33%—71°59°-5°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast19%—85°55°+14°
Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rutherford College at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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 4, 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.