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 5Drizzle34%0.03″99°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—95°77°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle67%0.04″97°78°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers45%—98°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—101°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—102°79°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—93°73°-9°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
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: 22°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
- Sun99°74°34%
- Mon95°77°25%
- Tue97°78°67%
- Wed98°75°45%
- Thu101°74°21%
- Fri102°79°15%
- Sat93°73°41%
- Sun96°74°37%
- Mon101°74°32%
- Tue91°71°20%
- Wed93°68°16%
- Thu98°69°33%
- Fri98°69°37%
- Sat87°70°37%
- Sun75°64°35%
- Mon88°64°42%
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 today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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