Gatesville, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gatesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle66%0.10″97°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers73%0.05″96°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm58%0.47″92°73°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%—93°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%0.05″99°73°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers54%0.24″89°72°-10°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gatesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27938
15-Day Forecast — Gatesville
- Sun98°75°2%
- Mon97°75°66%
- Tue96°73°73%
- Wed92°73°58%
- Thu93°71°23%
- Fri99°73°18%
- Sat89°72°54%
- Sun93°73°48%
- Mon80°70°23%
- Tue85°70°15%
- Wed89°68°26%
- Thu92°70°23%
- Fri91°70°45%
- Sat82°71°46%
- Sun88°70°49%
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 — Gatesville
SPC has placed Gatesville 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 Gatesville
- 27938