Earl, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Earl weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle25%0.04″96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast61%—96°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast44%—96°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle22%—98°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—100°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—101°73°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%0.01″100°73°-1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.88 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 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Earl at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Earl
- Sun96°73°25%
- Mon96°74°61%
- Tue96°68°44%
- Wed98°68°22%
- Thu100°67°15%
- Fri101°73°23%
- Sat100°73°41%
- Sun99°70°38%
- Mon93°69°21%
- Tue92°62°10%
- Wed96°65°12%
- Thu93°67°44%
- Fri80°69°39%
- Sat89°68°53%
- Sun91°68°38%
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 — Earl
SPC has placed Earl in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Earl
- 28073
- 28152