Bald Head Island, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bald Head Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——87°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°80°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%—93°81°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle49%—95°78°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%0.01″95°79°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—95°81°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—95°83°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30), ratio 0.63 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30), ratio 0.63 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.63
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bald Head Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bald Head Island
- Sat87°78°1%
- Sun87°80°2%
- Mon93°81°20%
- Tue95°78°49%
- Wed95°79°51%
- Thu95°81°29%
- Fri95°83°18%
- Sat95°83°27%
- Sun95°73°39%
- Mon81°70°39%
- Tue80°71°24%
- Wed91°70°50%
- Thu91°81°49%
- Fri90°77°47%
- Sat89°78°56%
- Sun92°78°77%
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 — Bald Head Island
SPC includes Bald Head Island 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 Bald Head Island
- 28461