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Aurora, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Aurora, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:30 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
52%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:25 PM
Aurora, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAurora, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 77°H 93°
Aurora, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    32%
    91°77°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    75%
    0.63″
    97°77°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    51%
    90°73°-7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.01″
    99°75°+9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    15%
    98°74°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    52%
    86°74°-12°
Aurora, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 6 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the sse.
Aurora, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.1
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.1
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11011.91011.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Aurora, NC
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.7
Aurora, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.2mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
20:30 UTC · Aurora, 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
20:30 UTC · Aurora, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Aurora, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aurora, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aurora, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Aurora, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Aurora, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aurora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 27806

16-Day Forecast — Aurora

  1. Sun93°73°4%
  2. Mon91°77°32%
  3. Tue97°77°75%
  4. Wed90°73°51%
  5. Thu99°75°28%
  6. Fri98°74°15%
  7. Sat86°74°52%
  8. Sun89°74°44%
  9. Mon96°74°31%
  10. Tue89°70°22%
  11. Wed91°69°21%
  12. Thu96°70°29%
  13. Fri92°71°32%
  14. Sat81°72°35%
  15. Sun78°67°35%
  16. Mon90°64°52%

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 — Aurora

SPC includes Aurora 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 Aurora

  • 27806

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.