Elm City, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elm City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——101°76°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers76%—98°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers61%1.8″94°72°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle51%0.02″92°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—95°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy27%—99°76°+4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 83 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 6.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.8 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elm City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27822
16-Day Forecast — Elm City
- Sat101°75°0%
- Sun101°76°6%
- Mon98°76°76%
- Tue94°72°61%
- Wed92°71°51%
- Thu95°71°25%
- Fri99°76°27%
- Sat98°74°41%
- Sun87°72°29%
- Mon86°69°24%
- Tue91°69°24%
- Wed90°72°48%
- Thu94°70°43%
- Fri96°72°52%
- Sat100°72°61%
- Sun97°75°45%
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 — Elm City
SPC has placed Elm City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Elm City
- 27822