Fontana Dam, North Carolina Weather
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Fontana Dam weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——78°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°62°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——85°58°+3°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle11%—81°61°-4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle46%0.02″72°65°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle44%0.01″73°65°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle31%—77°63°+4°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 3:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Fontana Dam at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Fontana Dam
SPC has placed Fontana Dam in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.