Eureka, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eureka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—100°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers71%0.01″97°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers68%0.25″96°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—90°72°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy22%—97°73°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy22%—99°80°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle53%—93°74°-6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 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 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Eureka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Eureka
- Sun100°76°13%
- Mon97°76°71%
- Tue96°74°68%
- Wed90°72°52%
- Thu97°73°22%
- Fri99°80°22%
- Sat93°74°53%
- Sun83°72°48%
- Mon82°67°27%
- Tue85°66°13%
- Wed94°69°23%
- Thu95°70°26%
- Fri96°69°29%
- Sat93°71°33%
- Sun97°74°42%
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 — Eureka
SPC has placed Eureka 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 Eureka
- 27830