Hampstead, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hampstead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle36%—96°78°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers55%0.10″98°77°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm46%0.02″97°75°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle28%—100°76°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—100°77°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51), ratio 0.68 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 7.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51), ratio 0.68 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hampstead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28443
16-Day Forecast — Hampstead
- Sat93°71°1%
- Sun91°74°2%
- Mon96°78°36%
- Tue98°77°55%
- Wed97°75°46%
- Thu100°76°28%
- Fri100°77°19%
- Sat101°77°37%
- Sun97°71°29%
- Mon91°72°29%
- Tue89°73°21%
- Wed91°74°40%
- Thu94°75°47%
- Fri94°77°39%
- Sat94°78°45%
- Sun94°79°55%
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 — Hampstead
SPC includes Hampstead 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 Hampstead
- 28443