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°79°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm14%—86°80°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm51%—87°82°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%—87°80°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%0.42″86°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—87°82°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle47%0.01″89°75°+2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.60 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 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.60 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.60
- 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°79°1%
- Mon86°80°14%
- Tue87°82°51%
- Wed87°80°51%
- Thu86°77°23%
- Fri87°82°14%
- Sat89°75°47%
- Sun87°75°47%
- Mon86°72°39%
- Tue80°73°20%
- Wed84°73°39%
- Thu84°79°58%
- Fri85°81°58%
- Sat83°79°48%
- Sun85°77°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