Catawba, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Catawba weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain36%0.24″96°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—96°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle59%—97°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle20%—98°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle15%—98°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle17%—96°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—95°75°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 81 — 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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Catawba at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28609
16-Day Forecast — Catawba
- Sun96°72°36%
- Mon96°72°25%
- Tue97°72°59%
- Wed98°70°20%
- Thu98°71°15%
- Fri96°70°17%
- Sat95°75°32%
- Sun98°70°28%
- Mon101°73°19%
- Tue90°65°12%
- Wed92°62°11%
- Thu95°65°21%
- Fri99°67°32%
- Sat92°67°43%
- Sun78°68°58%
- Mon93°65°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 — Catawba
SPC has placed Catawba 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 Catawba
- 28609