Bolton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bolton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——99°75°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle58%—100°78°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers59%0.09″100°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle51%—98°75°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—102°76°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—103°79°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bolton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28423
16-Day Forecast — Bolton
- Sat99°70°0%
- Sun99°75°9%
- Mon100°78°58%
- Tue100°71°59%
- Wed98°75°51%
- Thu102°76°36%
- Fri103°79°21%
- Sat100°74°30%
- Sun96°72°42%
- Mon81°69°31%
- Tue85°68°20%
- Wed96°68°43%
- Thu99°75°43%
- Fri95°71°43%
- Sat95°73°45%
- Sun95°73°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 — Bolton
SPC includes Bolton 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 Bolton
- 28423