Elizabethtown, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elizabethtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——100°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle65%—98°78°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers67%0.01″98°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers49%—97°73°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear31%—102°74°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%0.05″100°78°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 37 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elizabethtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28337
16-Day Forecast — Elizabethtown
- Sat99°72°0%
- Sun100°74°9%
- Mon98°78°65%
- Tue98°73°67%
- Wed97°73°49%
- Thu102°74°31%
- Fri100°78°22%
- Sat103°76°38%
- Sun95°73°44%
- Mon91°71°31%
- Tue90°70°18%
- Wed96°72°43%
- Thu98°74°43%
- Fri99°76°43%
- Sat100°76°45%
- Sun98°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 — Elizabethtown
SPC includes Elizabethtown in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Elizabethtown
- 28337