Mountain Home, North Carolina Weather
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Mountain Home weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——79°48°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°55°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——85°58°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——88°60°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers45%—75°64°-13°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle36%0.08″65°54°-10°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast26%—81°56°+16°
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 55 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
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
- 3:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Mountain Home at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 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.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | — |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
Mountain Home's warmest month is July (~74°F mean) and its coldest is January (~37°F). Rainfall peaks in July (5.8 inches) and bottoms out in October (4.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 5.3″ | 7 |
| February | 41° | 4.3″ | 7 |
| March | 47° | 5.0″ | 8 |
| April | 56° | 4.8″ | 7 |
| May | 64° | 4.4″ | 7 |
| June | 71° | 5.0″ | 9 |
| July | 74° | 5.8″ | 9 |
| August | 73° | 5.7″ | 9 |
| September | 67° | 5.0″ | 7 |
| October | 57° | 4.1″ | 5 |
| November | 47° | 4.5″ | 6 |
| December | 40° | 5.3″ | 7 |
Regional context
Mountain Home's baseline climate, derived from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals at the nearest reporting station, swings from a January mean of 37°F to a July mean of 74°F — a 37°F seasonal arc typical of the mid-latitude bands. Annual precipitation runs about 59.1 inches spread across roughly 87 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
Rainfall stays relatively even across the calendar: July tops out at 5.8 inches across 9.2 days with measurable rain, and October settles around 4.1 inches across 5.1 rainy days — a comparatively narrow seasonal range. The balanced distribution lines Mountain Home up with places like Balfour, NC, Horse Shoe, NC and Hendersonville, NC, all of which run on overlapping storm tracks rather than a single seasonal moisture source.
The frost-sensitive growing window opens around mid-March, when overnight lows reliably clear freezing for cool-season crops like peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops — tomatoes, peppers, eggplant — wait until soil temperatures reach the mid-50s°F, usually two weeks past the last-frost date. The window closes around mid-December, when overnight lows resume dipping below freezing and frost-tender plants need protection or harvest. The dates above are 1991-2020 normals; in a given year either bookend can move 1-2 weeks either direction. Within Mountain Home, low-lying parcels along drainage features typically lose 4-7°F of overnight low temperature versus the bench positions on calm clear nights, which shifts the working last-frost date by a week or more.
Similar climates: Balfour, NC, Horse Shoe, NC, Hendersonville, NC, Laurel Park, NC, Fletcher, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Mountain Home?
- Mountain Home's last spring frost typically falls around mid-March, and the first fall frost arrives around mid-December.
- What is the rainy season in Mountain Home?
- July is the wettest month with about 5.8 inches of rain on average; the city receives roughly 59 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Mountain Home?
- July is typically warmest, averaging about 74°F.
- What is the coldest month in Mountain Home?
- January is typically coldest, averaging about 37°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Mountain Home?
- Cool-season crops (peas, lettuce) can be sown around the last spring frost (mid-March); warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers) wait until 1–2 weeks after.
- How many rainy days does Mountain Home get?
- Mountain Home averages about 87 rainy days per year.
- What hardiness zone is Mountain Home?
- Mountain Home's USDA hardiness zone is determined by its lowest average winter temperature; check the USDA's online lookup with the city ZIP for the current zone designation.
Climate
Mountain Home, North Carolina sits in a humid subtropical climate zone. January means hover near 37°F while July averages 74°F — a 37°F seasonal swing.
Across the year, Mountain Home receives about 59 inches of precipitation spread over roughly 87 rainy days.
The rhythm of the year is set by latitude (35.4°N), proximity to large water bodies, and elevation — all of which shape what grows here, when frost is likely, and what the weather story looks like day to day.