Harkers Island, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Harkers Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°78°—
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail14%—86°80°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm51%0.04″87°78°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail51%0.25″87°77°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%—87°78°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy14%—87°82°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm47%0.15″88°78°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.61 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.61 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Harkers Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28531
15-Day Forecast — Harkers Island
- Sun86°78°1%
- Mon86°80°14%
- Tue87°78°51%
- Wed87°77°51%
- Thu87°78°23%
- Fri87°82°14%
- Sat88°78°47%
- Sun87°75°47%
- Mon80°74°39%
- Tue80°74°20%
- Wed86°74°39%
- Thu85°74°58%
- Fri86°75°58%
- Sat85°79°48%
- Sun86°81°55%
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 — Harkers Island
SPC includes Harkers Island 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 Harkers Island
- 28531