Cedar Point, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cedar Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast17%—91°78°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast42%—91°79°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle64%—98°82°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—94°79°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——96°80°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers46%0.87″92°75°-4°
- SundayJul 12Overcast47%—92°74°0°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:23 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Cedar Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Cedar Point
- Mon90°79°17%
- Tue91°79°42%
- Wed98°82°64%
- Thu94°79°22%
- Fri96°80°9%
- Sat92°75°46%
- Sun92°74°47%
- Mon92°74°37%
- Tue94°78°23%
- Wed87°78°17%
- Thu85°76°38%
- Fri86°74°48%
- Sat90°78°65%
- Sun91°75°58%
- Mon90°78°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Cedar Point
SPC includes Cedar Point 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 Cedar Point
- 28584