Holden Beach, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Holden Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°79°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle19%—90°82°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm49%—90°78°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%0.01″90°78°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—91°80°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—91°82°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27), ratio 0.64 with 11 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 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27), ratio 0.64 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Holden Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Holden Beach
- Sat88°74°0%
- Sun88°79°3%
- Mon90°82°19%
- Tue90°78°49%
- Wed90°78°49%
- Thu91°80°23%
- Fri91°82°16%
- Sat91°82°26%
- Sun91°75°43%
- Mon81°71°33%
- Tue81°71°22%
- Wed88°74°46%
- Thu89°82°52%
- Fri88°79°46%
- Sat87°80°48%
- Sun89°81°59%
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 — Holden Beach
SPC includes Holden Beach 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 Holden Beach
- 28462