Cricket, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cricket weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—94°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle71%0.09″94°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle56%0.06″93°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear37%—95°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—97°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—97°68°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—89°66°-8°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cricket at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Cricket
- Sun94°69°32%
- Mon94°68°71%
- Tue93°67°56%
- Wed95°66°37%
- Thu97°67°28%
- Fri97°68°19%
- Sat89°66°33%
- Sun85°69°28%
- Mon87°66°19%
- Tue90°61°10%
- Wed93°66°22%
- Thu92°66°43%
- Fri86°65°42%
- Sat92°66°42%
- Sun98°69°53%
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 — Cricket
SPC has placed Cricket in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Cricket
- 28659