Bowdens, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowdens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——100°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle79%—101°77°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers70%0.21″99°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers49%0.11″93°74°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—103°74°+10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—101°81°-2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bowdens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bowdens
- Sat99°73°0%
- Sun100°75°9%
- Mon101°77°79%
- Tue99°73°70%
- Wed93°74°49%
- Thu103°74°28%
- Fri101°81°26%
- Sat100°79°40%
- Sun90°73°45%
- Mon87°68°29%
- Tue89°66°18%
- Wed98°70°45%
- Thu101°70°37%
- Fri97°70°48%
- Sat96°70°55%
- Sun99°74°49%
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 — Bowdens
SPC has placed Bowdens in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bowdens
- 28398