Efland, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Efland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle27%0.04″95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers30%0.65″96°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain66%0.10″96°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle55%—94°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers21%—96°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers20%—98°69°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%—91°70°-7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Efland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27243
16-Day Forecast — Efland
- Sun95°73°27%
- Mon96°72°30%
- Tue96°73°66%
- Wed94°71°55%
- Thu96°72°21%
- Fri98°69°20%
- Sat91°70°45%
- Sun93°71°38%
- Mon98°70°21%
- Tue85°66°11%
- Wed90°61°10%
- Thu96°66°29%
- Fri97°67°35%
- Sat94°67°45%
- Sun75°65°52%
- Mon93°65°39%
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 — Efland
SPC has placed Efland 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 Efland
- 27243