Dana, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle38%0.03″87°67°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle73%0.01″86°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers55%0.11″86°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast38%—89°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—90°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%0.01″93°64°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle44%0.02″77°64°-16°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Dana
- Sun87°68°38%
- Mon86°66°73%
- Tue86°64°55%
- Wed89°63°38%
- Thu90°64°21%
- Fri93°64°25%
- Sat77°64°44%
- Sun71°65°39%
- Mon79°62°24%
- Tue85°60°13%
- Wed88°62°35%
- Thu81°65°55%
- Fri86°63°45%
- Sat87°65°56%
- Sun94°66°48%
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 — Dana
SPC has placed Dana 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 Dana
- 28792
- 28731
- 28724