Dortches, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dortches weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast22%—97°74°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers66%0.02″96°77°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail66%—94°74°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers29%0.07″100°74°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—98°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%0.01″93°73°-5°
- SundayJul 12Drizzle35%—95°71°+2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Dortches at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Dortches
- Mon97°75°22%
- Tue96°77°66%
- Wed94°74°66%
- Thu100°74°29%
- Fri98°74°21%
- Sat93°73°40%
- Sun95°71°35%
- Mon91°71°29%
- Tue102°75°14%
- Wed91°73°22%
- Thu83°68°46%
- Fri92°66°52%
- Sat91°71°40%
- Sun93°74°55%
- Mon97°76°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Dortches
SPC has placed Dortches 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 Dortches
- 27804
- 27809