Grifton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grifton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast33%—95°77°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%0.40″95°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm44%0.02″91°73°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers20%0.04″98°74°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers12%—98°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle43%—88°74°-10°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Grifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 28530
16-Day Forecast — Grifton
- Sun98°73°6%
- Mon95°77°33%
- Tue95°75°73%
- Wed91°73°44%
- Thu98°74°20%
- Fri98°74°12%
- Sat88°74°43%
- Sun94°73°42%
- Mon95°75°29%
- Tue87°71°14%
- Wed90°67°18%
- Thu95°69°31%
- Fri95°69°35%
- Sat85°70°39%
- Sun74°65°33%
- Mon87°64°43%
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 — Grifton
SPC has placed Grifton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Grifton
- 28530