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Wilkesboro, North Carolina Weather

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Wilkesboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Wilkesboro, NC
Friday, June 5 at 4:05 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
68%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Wilkesboro, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWilkesboro, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 88°
Wilkesboro, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°59°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°64°+2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    86°64°-4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    27%
    77°66°-9°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    28%
    0.25″
    68°61°-9°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    75°62°+7°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    79°67°+4°
Wilkesboro, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 76°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 7 @ 9:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wilkesboro, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.5981.5981.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wilkesboro, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Wilkesboro, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
UNLIMITED
117 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:05 UTC ·Wilkesboro, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:05 UTC ·Wilkesboro, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wilkesboro, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wilkesboro, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wilkesboro, NC
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wilkesboro, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
4:15 AM
Moonset
2:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wilkesboro, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Wilkesboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Wilkesboro

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.