Erwin, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Erwin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——102°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain14%0.10″101°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers79%—100°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers57%0.28″94°73°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle45%—97°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—101°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%0.04″101°75°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Erwin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28339
16-Day Forecast — Erwin
- Sat102°73°0%
- Sun101°75°14%
- Mon100°75°79%
- Tue94°73°57%
- Wed97°71°45%
- Thu101°72°21%
- Fri101°75°28%
- Sat102°75°46%
- Sun88°72°31%
- Mon87°69°25%
- Tue94°69°23%
- Wed95°72°27%
- Thu97°72°39%
- Fri99°73°48%
- Sat99°77°42%
- Sun100°74°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 — Erwin
SPC includes Erwin 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 Erwin
- 28339
- 28334