Kinston, Alabama Weather
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Kinston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast36%—91°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast55%—86°73°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%—93°74°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail12%—93°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail26%—91°74°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—92°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast41%—96°75°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 33 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kinston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36453
16-Day Forecast — Kinston
- Sun91°74°36%
- Mon86°73°55%
- Tue93°74°46%
- Wed93°73°12%
- Thu91°74°26%
- Fri92°75°19%
- Sat96°75°41%
- Sun92°74°54%
- Mon76°71°53%
- Tue90°69°28%
- Wed92°72°21%
- Thu93°69°42%
- Fri85°69°35%
- Sat89°73°39%
- Sun91°73°35%
- Mon94°74°34%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Kinston
SPC includes Kinston in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
ZIP codes in Kinston
- 36467
- 36453