Dobson, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dobson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—100°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle18%0.03″99°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle76%—94°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm45%—86°68°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle29%0.04″81°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—92°67°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—96°69°+4°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 125 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 125 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 9.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 125
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dobson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27017
16-Day Forecast — Dobson
- Sat100°73°10%
- Sun99°75°18%
- Mon94°68°76%
- Tue86°68°45%
- Wed81°66°29%
- Thu92°67°46%
- Fri96°69°30%
- Sat95°69°33%
- Sun90°68°24%
- Mon89°65°11%
- Tue76°61°19%
- Wed87°65°24%
- Thu93°66°41%
- Fri86°67°45%
- Sat90°68°42%
- Sun87°69°41%
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 — Dobson
SPC has placed Dobson 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 Dobson
- 27017