Castalia, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Castalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers11%0.07″98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers72%—97°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers74%0.02″97°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers56%0.03″92°73°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—94°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%0.02″102°74°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle47%—88°73°-14°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Castalia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27816
15-Day Forecast — Castalia
- Sun99°75°11%
- Mon97°76°72%
- Tue97°72°74%
- Wed92°73°56%
- Thu94°71°26%
- Fri102°74°18%
- Sat88°73°47%
- Sun98°73°40%
- Mon88°70°23%
- Tue90°69°12%
- Wed93°67°13%
- Thu92°72°42%
- Fri82°73°45%
- Sat91°71°43%
- Sun92°69°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 — Castalia
SPC has placed Castalia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Castalia
- 27816