Calabash, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Calabash weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—93°81°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—95°80°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—100°79°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers16%0.24″100°78°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—95°79°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Rain34%0.37″102°76°+7°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — 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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Calabash at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28467
16-Day Forecast — Calabash
- Sun91°75°6%
- Mon93°81°18%
- Tue95°80°25%
- Wed100°79°25%
- Thu100°78°16%
- Fri95°79°10%
- Sat102°76°34%
- Sun94°75°46%
- Mon100°81°35%
- Tue94°73°19%
- Wed94°71°16%
- Thu93°77°33%
- Fri91°79°39%
- Sat80°73°35%
- Sun80°64°45%
- Mon87°64°45%
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 — Calabash
SPC has placed Calabash in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Calabash
- 28468
- 28467