Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pilot Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast20%—80°65°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——85°60°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——91°64°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle45%—91°68°0°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm59%0.13″78°66°-13°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast25%—84°59°+6°
- SundayJun 21Overcast11%—89°56°+5°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.
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 47 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 9.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 57
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
- 6:07 AM
- Moonset
- 8:53 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Pilot Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Pilot Mountain
- Mon80°65°20%
- Tue85°60°3%
- Wed91°64°3%
- Thu91°68°45%
- Fri78°66°59%
- Sat84°59°25%
- Sun89°56°11%
- Mon93°63°30%
- Tue86°68°37%
- Wed68°65°25%
- Thu78°65°26%
- Fri85°65°29%
- Sat91°61°32%
- Sun92°62°41%
- Mon91°67°30%
- Tue90°69°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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.
ZIP codes in Pilot Mountain
- 27041