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Emma, NC Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Emma, a community in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

This Afternoon
88°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Emma

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 88°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 3 mph ENE 59%
Tonight 65°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SSE 51%
Sunday 87°F Areas Of Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 mph SSW 65%
Sunday Night 64°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog 2 mph S 32%
Monday 88°F Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 mph NW 70%
Monday Night 64°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 3 mph SSE 67%
Tuesday 79°F Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 87%
Tuesday Night 62°F Showers And Thunderstorms 3 to 8 mph SE 83%
Wednesday 72°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 8 mph SE 62%
Wednesday Night 58°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 5 to 9 mph SE 62%
Thursday 72°F Chance Rain Showers 5 mph SE 37%
Thursday Night 56°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 37%
Friday 74°F Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 to 8 mph N 36%
Friday Night 53°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 to 8 mph NW 36%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Emma (35.602, -82.596). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Emma

Last spring frost
Apr 6
First fall frost
Oct 31
Growing season
205 days
Hardiness zone
7b

More local growing data for Emma: nearby ZIP 28801 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · North Carolina frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Asheville, Nc (0.1 mi from Emma). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.