Balfour, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balfour weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain38%0.20″85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers76%0.04″86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm58%—84°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%0.02″87°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—91°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—94°65°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%0.01″91°66°-3°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 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 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Balfour at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below 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.
15-Day Forecast — Balfour
- Sun85°67°38%
- Mon86°66°76%
- Tue84°64°58%
- Wed87°62°41%
- Thu91°62°23%
- Fri94°65°29%
- Sat91°66°46%
- Sun90°65°40%
- Mon84°64°25%
- Tue84°59°15%
- Wed87°60°16%
- Thu85°61°39%
- Fri73°65°52%
- Sat80°62°57%
- Sun85°63°54%
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 — Balfour
SPC has placed Balfour in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Balfour
- 28792
- 28791