Gulf, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gulf weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers28%0.10″99°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—96°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers51%0.06″98°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers51%—98°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers19%0.01″99°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—100°73°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle35%0.02″95°72°-5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 — 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 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gulf at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 27256
16-Day Forecast — Gulf
- Sun99°75°28%
- Mon96°74°26%
- Tue98°75°51%
- Wed98°73°51%
- Thu99°73°19%
- Fri100°73°15%
- Sat95°72°35%
- Sun95°73°35%
- Mon100°73°25%
- Tue90°69°13%
- Wed91°64°10%
- Thu100°68°19%
- Fri97°70°26%
- Sat95°69°35%
- Sun76°65°42%
- Mon96°65°39%
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 — Gulf
SPC has placed Gulf in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Gulf
- 27256
- 27252
- 27330