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 5Overcast21%—99°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle59%—96°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers58%—98°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers56%0.02″94°72°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—101°73°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—101°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—94°70°-7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gulf at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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
15-Day Forecast — Gulf
- Sun99°75°21%
- Mon96°74°59%
- Tue98°72°58%
- Wed94°72°56%
- Thu101°73°17%
- Fri101°74°19%
- Sat94°70°40%
- Sun87°71°39%
- Mon81°68°27%
- Tue92°63°11%
- Wed99°68°26%
- Thu97°69°32%
- Fri96°69°40%
- Sat93°69°48%
- Sun102°73°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 — Gulf
SPC has placed Gulf in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Gulf
- 27256
- 27252
- 27330