Elizabeth City, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elizabeth City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——94°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm69%0.12″96°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%0.12″86°72°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—83°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear21%—87°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—97°74°+10°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 51 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elizabeth City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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: 27909
16-Day Forecast — Elizabeth City
- Sat97°75°1%
- Sun94°75°2%
- Mon96°74°69%
- Tue86°72°69%
- Wed83°68°43%
- Thu87°68°21%
- Fri97°74°28%
- Sat99°73°39%
- Sun96°73°35%
- Mon86°72°22%
- Tue92°70°25%
- Wed93°75°28%
- Thu92°74°39%
- Fri95°73°45%
- Sat98°72°42%
- Sun92°75°48%
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 — Elizabeth City
SPC includes Elizabeth City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Elizabeth City
- 27909
- 27906
- 27907