Carolina Shores, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carolina Shores weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—94°79°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm45%—94°79°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers45%0.01″96°76°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—95°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm15%0.07″93°79°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31 — 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 31 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28), ratio 0.65 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carolina Shores at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.
16-Day Forecast — Carolina Shores
- Sat93°71°0%
- Sun91°74°4%
- Mon94°79°38%
- Tue94°79°45%
- Wed96°76°45%
- Thu95°77°25%
- Fri93°79°15%
- Sat97°78°27%
- Sun96°72°45%
- Mon85°72°32%
- Tue87°72°22%
- Wed87°73°46%
- Thu90°76°52%
- Fri90°78°46%
- Sat91°79°48%
- Sun90°78°59%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Carolina Shores
SPC includes Carolina Shores 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 Carolina Shores
- 28467