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Alexis, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alexis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alexis, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:34 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
74%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Alexis, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlexis, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 97°
Alexis, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    97°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    64%
    0.10″
    93°70°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    0.02″
    96°68°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    97°70°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    99°70°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    101°71°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    37%
    88°71°-13°
Alexis, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 113°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 11 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Alexis, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1982.9984.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alexis, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Alexis, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.8mi
UNLIMITED
104 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:34 UTC · Alexis, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:34 UTC · Alexis, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alexis, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alexis, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alexis, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alexis, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alexis, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alexis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28006

15-Day Forecast — Alexis

  1. Sun97°74°24%
  2. Mon93°70°64%
  3. Tue96°68°47%
  4. Wed97°70°25%
  5. Thu99°70°17%
  6. Fri101°71°20%
  7. Sat88°71°37%
  8. Sun80°70°33%
  9. Mon86°66°23%
  10. Tue95°63°9%
  11. Wed97°69°26%
  12. Thu94°69°33%
  13. Fri95°67°39%
  14. Sat94°69°42%
  15. Sun102°72°48%

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 — Alexis

SPC has placed Alexis in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Alexis

  • 28034
  • 28006

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.