Beaufort, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beaufort weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°78°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm30%0.06″94°74°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm54%0.54″95°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers51%—80°71°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers30%—88°73°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—94°73°+6°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 9.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Beaufort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28516
16-Day Forecast — Beaufort
- Sat88°75°1%
- Sun87°78°2%
- Mon94°74°30%
- Tue95°71°54%
- Wed80°71°51%
- Thu88°73°30%
- Fri94°73°23%
- Sat97°78°31%
- Sun97°75°28%
- Mon93°67°31%
- Tue90°73°22%
- Wed91°76°45%
- Thu90°74°61%
- Fri90°74°52%
- Sat91°74°61%
- Sun90°76°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Beaufort
SPC includes Beaufort 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 Beaufort
- 28516