Caroleen, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Caroleen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers65%—94°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle49%—95°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle28%—98°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—99°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy23%—100°73°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—95°72°-5°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Caroleen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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: 28019
15-Day Forecast — Caroleen
- Sun96°72°20%
- Mon94°70°65%
- Tue95°68°49%
- Wed98°68°28%
- Thu99°67°16%
- Fri100°73°23%
- Sat95°72°40%
- Sun98°70°36%
- Mon94°70°18%
- Tue92°64°11%
- Wed97°65°13%
- Thu93°68°33%
- Fri79°70°37%
- Sat91°68°48%
- Sun93°69°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 — Caroleen
SPC has placed Caroleen 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 Caroleen
- 28040
- 28114
- 28019