Hamilton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hamilton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——103°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——99°76°-4°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers70%1.7″97°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain72%0.25″94°73°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—90°71°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%0.07″99°73°+9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle29%0.07″98°77°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 32 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hamilton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27840
15-Day Forecast — Hamilton
- Sat103°74°1%
- Sun99°76°4%
- Mon97°74°70%
- Tue94°73°72%
- Wed90°71°40%
- Thu99°73°36%
- Fri98°77°29%
- Sat91°74°38%
- Sun98°75°48%
- Mon96°73°25%
- Tue112°81°21%
- Wed92°73°43%
- Thu91°70°44%
- Fri92°70°46%
- Sat93°73°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Hamilton
SPC includes Hamilton in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Hamilton
- 27840