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 5Overcast13%—101°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle71%—98°77°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers51%0.03″99°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%—98°74°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear21%—103°74°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—102°79°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast48%—99°74°-3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elrod at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Elrod
- Sun101°75°13%
- Mon98°77°71%
- Tue99°73°51%
- Wed98°74°46%
- Thu103°74°21%
- Fri102°79°21%
- Sat99°74°48%
- Sun95°73°44%
- Mon86°70°36%
- Tue89°68°18%
- Wed98°72°29%
- Thu100°72°35%
- Fri100°70°39%
- Sat97°72°40%
- Sun103°72°45%
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 includes Elrod 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 Elrod
- 28383