Buxton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buxton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°79°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail30%—85°80°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail64%—84°82°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm64%—82°79°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—84°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—85°83°+1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.61 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.61 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Buxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27920
16-Day Forecast — Buxton
- Sat89°78°0%
- Sun87°79°1%
- Mon85°80°30%
- Tue84°82°64%
- Wed82°79°64%
- Thu84°78°24%
- Fri85°83°20%
- Sat85°80°37%
- Sun83°78°37%
- Mon78°77°32%
- Tue80°78°26%
- Wed83°78°53%
- Thu84°78°55%
- Fri84°78°40%
- Sat83°82°56%
- Sun84°82°58%
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 — Buxton
SPC includes Buxton 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 Buxton
- 27920