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Cullowhee, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cullowhee, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 8:05 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
34%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Cullowhee, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCullowhee, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 82°
Cullowhee, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    79°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°58°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°61°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    86°60°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    77°63°-9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    67°59°-10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    38%
    82°55°+15°
Cullowhee, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
018° · backing 135°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
6
avg 2
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 2 · pk 6 @ 8:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 84SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cullowhee, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.4
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.4
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943949
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.7943.4944.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cullowhee, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+22 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 22 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.

PM 2.5Good
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63
Cullowhee, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.9mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
20:05 UTC ·Cullowhee, 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
20:05 UTC ·Cullowhee, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cullowhee, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cullowhee, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cullowhee, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cullowhee, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:47 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Cullowhee, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cullowhee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 19 (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.

ZIP codes in Cullowhee

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.