Advance, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Advance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—97°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Showers81%0.09″99°73°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle66%0.04″97°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—98°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—99°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—101°70°+2°
AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Advance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27006
16-Day Forecast — Advance
- Sat99°75°5%
- Sun97°75°22%
- Mon99°73°81%
- Tue97°69°66%
- Wed98°68°33%
- Thu99°71°27%
- Fri101°70°27%
- Sat91°68°41%
- Sun90°70°30%
- Mon88°66°23%
- Tue95°62°19%
- Wed98°68°39%
- Thu94°69°43%
- Fri96°67°54%
- Sat97°67°58%
- Sun103°71°58%
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 — Advance
SPC has placed Advance in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Advance
- 27006