Haw River, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Haw River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain19%0.19″97°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers73%0.05″96°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%0.24″97°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle57%—95°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—96°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—102°73°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle37%—91°71°-11°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Haw River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27258
15-Day Forecast — Haw River
- Sun98°73°19%
- Mon96°72°73%
- Tue97°71°73%
- Wed95°71°57%
- Thu96°71°23%
- Fri102°73°24%
- Sat91°71°37%
- Sun84°71°35%
- Mon87°67°21%
- Tue93°62°10%
- Wed97°68°21%
- Thu95°69°39%
- Fri94°68°55%
- Sat94°69°45%
- Sun102°72°57%
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 — Haw River
SPC has placed Haw River in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Haw River
- 27253
- 27258
- 27217