Carthage, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carthage weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——102°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—101°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Showers78%0.01″97°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%1.6″93°71°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm41%—80°70°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—92°70°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%0.05″96°72°+4°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.
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 63 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carthage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°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: 28327
16-Day Forecast — Carthage
- Sat103°75°1%
- Sun101°75°15%
- Mon97°71°78%
- Tue93°71°69%
- Wed80°70°41%
- Thu92°70°37%
- Fri96°72°29%
- Sat99°73°42%
- Sun96°72°28%
- Mon82°70°18%
- Tue89°68°20%
- Wed93°68°28%
- Thu94°71°43%
- Fri93°71°45%
- Sat93°73°40%
- Sun90°71°45%
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 — Carthage
SPC includes Carthage in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Carthage
- 28327