East Flat Rock, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Flat Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy12%—89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle40%0.02″89°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Rain76%0.27″88°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm65%—86°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—86°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—92°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—86°64°-6°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
East Flat Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above 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.
ZIP code: 28726
16-Day Forecast — East Flat Rock
- Sat89°69°12%
- Sun89°70°40%
- Mon88°67°76%
- Tue86°64°65%
- Wed86°63°27%
- Thu92°62°28%
- Fri86°64°30%
- Sat89°66°38%
- Sun75°62°39%
- Mon81°57°18%
- Tue86°61°24%
- Wed87°64°56%
- Thu83°64°55%
- Fri86°68°72%
- Sat89°68°84%
- Sun90°65°74%
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 — East Flat Rock
SPC has placed East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock
- 28792
- 28726
- 28731