Arapahoe, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arapahoe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast52%—91°79°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers67%—96°75°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm69%0.02″97°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers33%0.09″95°73°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—101°78°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers57%0.77″97°72°-4°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Arapahoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28510
15-Day Forecast — Arapahoe
- Sun90°75°2%
- Mon91°79°52%
- Tue96°75°67%
- Wed97°76°69%
- Thu95°73°33%
- Fri101°78°25%
- Sat97°72°57%
- Sun96°72°51%
- Mon88°69°31%
- Tue82°69°19%
- Wed91°67°16%
- Thu89°73°42%
- Fri92°76°42%
- Sat86°73°43%
- Sun90°72°45%
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 — Arapahoe
SPC includes Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe
- 28510
- 28529