Barbecue, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barbecue weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—100°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle58%—97°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle55%—96°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle55%—100°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—99°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—103°78°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle46%0.06″100°75°-3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Barbecue at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Barbecue
- Sun100°75°15%
- Mon97°75°58%
- Tue96°74°55%
- Wed100°75°55%
- Thu99°71°20%
- Fri103°78°21%
- Sat100°75°46%
- Sun102°75°41%
- Mon87°72°31%
- Tue91°68°14%
- Wed91°66°21%
- Thu93°73°27%
- Fri86°73°37%
- Sat92°72°45%
- Sun93°72°48%
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 — Barbecue
SPC has placed Barbecue in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Barbecue
- 27505
- 27332