Carthage, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carthage weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain47%1.8″98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—94°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle65%—97°75°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle50%—98°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—99°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—98°74°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle34%—97°71°-1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 4.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carthage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°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: 28327
16-Day Forecast — Carthage
- Sun98°75°47%
- Mon94°74°26%
- Tue97°75°65%
- Wed98°72°50%
- Thu99°74°20%
- Fri98°74°13%
- Sat97°71°34%
- Sun95°71°37%
- Mon100°74°26%
- Tue89°69°15%
- Wed90°64°12%
- Thu98°70°19%
- Fri97°72°26%
- Sat94°69°35%
- Sun77°65°42%
- Mon91°65°39%
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 — Carthage
SPC has placed Carthage in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Carthage
- 28327