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China Grove, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

China Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

China Grove, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 1:46 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
China Grove, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChina Grove, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 100°
China Grove, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    100°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    31%
    0.24″
    100°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    0.39″
    96°73°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    58%
    0.80″
    96°69°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    81°69°-15°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    91°69°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    96°71°+5°
China Grove, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 21°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 9 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
China Grove, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.5986.8988.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
China Grove, NC
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~81 @ 10 PM

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 118 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
134μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 118 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 95
UV peak
9.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 118

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
China Grove, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
110.5mi
UNLIMITED
120 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:46 UTC · China Grove, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:46 UTC · China Grove, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
China Grove, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
China Grove, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
China Grove, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
China Grove, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
China Grove, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

China Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28023

16-Day Forecast — China Grove

  1. Sat100°74°6%
  2. Sun100°74°31%
  3. Mon96°73°74%
  4. Tue96°69°58%
  5. Wed81°69°36%
  6. Thu91°69°42%
  7. Fri96°71°27%
  8. Sat98°69°37%
  9. Sun92°70°25%
  10. Mon84°69°15%
  11. Tue80°67°19%
  12. Wed88°66°32%
  13. Thu91°68°39%
  14. Fri85°69°45%
  15. Sat90°69°46%
  16. Sun92°73°55%

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 — China Grove

SPC has placed China Grove 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 China Grove

  • 28023

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.