Elrod, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elrod weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—98°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast48%—96°78°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—100°77°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%—101°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—101°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—99°75°-2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elrod at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Elrod
- Sun100°74°32%
- Mon98°76°27%
- Tue96°78°48%
- Wed100°77°43%
- Thu101°78°17%
- Fri101°76°19%
- Sat99°75°40%
- Sun100°73°43%
- Mon102°76°36%
- Tue94°73°19%
- Wed93°68°19%
- Thu98°68°27%
- Fri98°75°32%
- Sat92°71°42%
- Sun75°65°52%
- Mon92°65°48%
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 — Elrod
SPC has placed Elrod 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 Elrod
- 28383