Five Points, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Five Points weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers21%0.98″100°75°—
- MondayJul 6Showers64%0.03″97°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle64%—96°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast55%—99°76°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—99°73°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—104°77°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle49%—101°76°-3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Five Points at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Five Points
- Sun100°75°21%
- Mon97°75°64%
- Tue96°74°64%
- Wed99°76°55%
- Thu99°73°21%
- Fri104°77°26%
- Sat101°76°49%
- Sun103°74°41%
- Mon87°71°34%
- Tue93°67°13%
- Wed94°66°36%
- Thu92°72°42%
- Fri84°72°48%
- Sat91°72°48%
- Sun92°70°36%
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 — Five Points
SPC has placed Five Points in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Five Points
- 28376