Atkinson, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atkinson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast69%—98°78°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers53%0.02″99°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers48%0.01″95°74°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—100°75°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy22%—102°80°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle49%—100°73°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.72 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Atkinson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28421
15-Day Forecast — Atkinson
- Sun100°74°4%
- Mon98°78°69%
- Tue99°71°53%
- Wed95°74°48%
- Thu100°75°22%
- Fri102°80°22%
- Sat100°73°49%
- Sun97°71°52%
- Mon86°69°39%
- Tue86°68°18%
- Wed98°69°34%
- Thu100°72°29%
- Fri98°71°45%
- Sat97°72°35%
- Sun98°74°39%
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 — Atkinson
SPC includes Atkinson in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Atkinson
- 28421