Saluda, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saluda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——78°54°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°59°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——83°60°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——85°61°+2°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle40%0.17″84°65°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle35%0.01″65°58°-19°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle23%0.04″65°58°0°
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
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 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Saluda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.