Altamahaw, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altamahaw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—100°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%0.02″96°74°-4°
- MondayJul 6Showers76%0.10″96°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm71%0.32″96°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle38%—97°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—95°71°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—102°73°+7°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Altamahaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27202
16-Day Forecast — Altamahaw
- Sat100°75°10%
- Sun96°74°21%
- Mon96°72°76%
- Tue96°70°71%
- Wed97°70°38%
- Thu95°71°22%
- Fri102°73°25%
- Sat91°70°41%
- Sun82°70°33%
- Mon87°66°25%
- Tue93°62°17%
- Wed97°67°22%
- Thu95°69°39%
- Fri95°68°55%
- Sat94°69°45%
- Sun102°72°57%
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 — Altamahaw
SPC has placed Altamahaw 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 Altamahaw
- 27202
- 27244