Hays, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hays weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast33%—93°68°—
- MondayJul 6Rain30%0.16″92°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle65%—92°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%—93°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle19%—93°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—90°68°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle31%—93°70°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hays at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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: 28635
16-Day Forecast — Hays
- Sun93°68°33%
- Mon92°70°30%
- Tue92°68°65%
- Wed93°67°35%
- Thu93°68°19%
- Fri90°68°15%
- Sat93°70°31%
- Sun91°67°31%
- Mon95°72°19%
- Tue82°62°14%
- Wed88°55°13%
- Thu91°62°19%
- Fri92°65°29%
- Sat90°65°42%
- Sun76°66°48%
- Mon92°63°45%
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 — Hays
SPC has placed Hays in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Hays
- 28635
- 28659