Fallston, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fallston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast54%—95°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast49%—96°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers27%—96°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—98°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—102°74°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast39%—96°73°-6°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fallston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28042
15-Day Forecast — Fallston
- Sun95°73°20%
- Mon95°72°54%
- Tue96°68°49%
- Wed96°68°27%
- Thu98°66°20%
- Fri102°74°25%
- Sat96°73°39%
- Sun98°71°31%
- Mon93°67°20%
- Tue91°63°10%
- Wed97°64°14%
- Thu93°67°40%
- Fri82°69°35%
- Sat89°68°42%
- Sun93°68°40%
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 — Fallston
SPC has placed Fallston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Fallston
- 28042
- 28090