Hatteras, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hatteras weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——83°81°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—83°82°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%0.40″84°76°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail60%—84°78°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail23%—85°79°+1°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail19%0.26″84°83°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm27%—84°80°0°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26), ratio 0.59 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.59
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hatteras at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27943
16-Day Forecast — Hatteras
- Sun83°81°1%
- Mon83°82°16%
- Tue84°76°46%
- Wed84°78°60%
- Thu85°79°23%
- Fri84°83°19%
- Sat84°80°27%
- Sun83°80°27%
- Mon85°83°30%
- Tue84°78°14%
- Wed83°78°16%
- Thu84°82°37%
- Fri83°78°48%
- Sat82°75°45%
- Sun83°74°39%
- Mon82°73°53%
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 — Hatteras
SPC includes Hatteras 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 Hatteras
- 27943