Pinehurst, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pinehurst weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle61%0.06″80°62°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain70%0.49″64°61°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—73°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—83°57°+10°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm34%0.02″84°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—83°57°-1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pinehurst at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Pinehurst
- Sun85°67°4%
- Mon80°62°61%
- Tue64°61°70%
- Wed73°58°27%
- Thu83°57°13%
- Fri84°65°34%
- Sat83°57°16%
- Sun84°61°12%
- Mon67°56°18%
- Tue82°54°17%
- Wed85°63°16%
- Thu90°61°26%
- Fri92°68°19%
- Sat88°68°27%
- Sun92°65°29%
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.
ZIP codes in Pinehurst
- 01821
- 01866