Belmont, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast34%—102°76°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers60%0.01″97°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers60%0.02″95°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle36%—81°70°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—92°69°+11°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy27%—98°71°+6°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Belmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28012
16-Day Forecast — Belmont
- Sat101°74°1%
- Sun102°76°34%
- Mon97°70°60%
- Tue95°68°60%
- Wed81°70°36%
- Thu92°69°26%
- Fri98°71°27%
- Sat97°71°34%
- Sun96°70°24%
- Mon89°70°14%
- Tue78°67°13%
- Wed85°65°41%
- Thu90°66°43%
- Fri82°70°39%
- Sat85°68°39%
- Sun91°71°48%
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 — Belmont
SPC includes Belmont in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Belmont
- 28012