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Cleveland, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cleveland, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 2:09 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
84%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Cleveland, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCleveland, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 97°
Cleveland, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    33%
    97°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    67%
    95°72°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    50%
    97°69°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    38%
    92°69°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    99°66°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    101°74°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.09″
    96°71°-5°
Cleveland, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · veering 96°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 384SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 96° from the n.
Cleveland, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.9984.8985.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cleveland, NC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-32 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 32 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cleveland, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
06:09 UTC · Cleveland, 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
06:09 UTC · Cleveland, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cleveland, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cleveland, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cleveland, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 30m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cleveland, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cleveland, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cleveland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 27013

15-Day Forecast — Cleveland

  1. Sun97°72°33%
  2. Mon95°72°67%
  3. Tue97°69°50%
  4. Wed92°69°38%
  5. Thu99°66°19%
  6. Fri101°74°19%
  7. Sat96°71°36%
  8. Sun99°71°34%
  9. Mon94°64°20%
  10. Tue90°61°10%
  11. Wed96°64°27%
  12. Thu94°67°39%
  13. Fri80°70°55%
  14. Sat89°68°39%
  15. Sun94°68°49%

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 — Cleveland

SPC has placed Cleveland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Cleveland

  • 27013

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.