Half Moon, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Half Moon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast70%—95°77°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers57%—97°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers61%0.11″99°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—96°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—104°77°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm58%0.11″99°73°-5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Half Moon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Half Moon
- Sun94°72°5%
- Mon95°77°70%
- Tue97°74°57%
- Wed99°75°61%
- Thu96°74°25%
- Fri104°77°17%
- Sat99°73°58%
- Sun98°72°49%
- Mon85°71°31%
- Tue83°70°20%
- Wed92°67°17%
- Thu92°72°46%
- Fri93°72°40%
- Sat84°73°40%
- Sun91°71°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 — Half Moon
SPC includes Half Moon in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Half Moon
- 28546
- 28540