Ayden, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ayden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers78%0.34″100°75°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%0.02″96°73°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail59%—89°72°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy23%—98°72°+9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—99°79°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ayden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28513
16-Day Forecast — Ayden
- Sat97°73°0%
- Sun98°75°3%
- Mon100°75°78%
- Tue96°73°69%
- Wed89°72°59%
- Thu98°72°23%
- Fri99°79°26%
- Sat95°77°43%
- Sun83°73°46%
- Mon86°67°30%
- Tue88°66°19%
- Wed94°67°42%
- Thu98°69°39%
- Fri93°70°43%
- Sat95°71°48%
- Sun98°74°50%
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 — Ayden
SPC has placed Ayden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Ayden
- 28513