Forest City, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast28%—95°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers68%—93°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle51%—94°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle30%—96°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle16%—97°66°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy23%—100°72°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—95°71°-5°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Forest City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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: 28043
15-Day Forecast — Forest City
- Sun95°71°28%
- Mon93°70°68%
- Tue94°67°51%
- Wed96°67°30%
- Thu97°66°16%
- Fri100°72°23%
- Sat95°71°40%
- Sun95°69°35%
- Mon94°69°16%
- Tue92°63°12%
- Wed96°64°14%
- Thu92°67°33%
- Fri78°69°37%
- Sat91°68°48%
- Sun93°68°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 — Forest City
SPC has placed Forest City 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 Forest City
- 28043