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Montreat, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Montreat, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 7:29 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
46%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Montreat, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontreat, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 76°
Montreat, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    73°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    78°61°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    82°62°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    16%
    83°62°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.01″
    71°64°-12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.23″
    63°52°-8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    30%
    80°55°+17°
Montreat, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · steady
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 9 @ 5:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Montreat, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.20 inHg
Now
921.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918924
910915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW923.6918.4920.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montreat, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Moderate
+26 in 6hPeak ~80 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 26 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
1.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
7.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 81
Montreat, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
95.0mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
19:29 UTC ·Montreat, 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
19:29 UTC ·Montreat, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Montreat, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montreat, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montreat, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Montreat, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:44 AM
Moonset
1:42 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Montreat, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montreat at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (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 Montreat

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.