Holly Ridge, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Holly Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°75°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle39%—95°79°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers50%0.03″99°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm47%0.04″96°75°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—99°76°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—101°82°+2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.64 with 8 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 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Holly Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28445
16-Day Forecast — Holly Ridge
- Sat93°70°1%
- Sun89°75°2%
- Mon95°79°39%
- Tue99°72°50%
- Wed96°75°47%
- Thu99°76°21%
- Fri101°82°19%
- Sat100°78°33%
- Sun95°70°42%
- Mon86°69°30%
- Tue87°68°20%
- Wed94°68°40%
- Thu99°72°47%
- Fri93°72°39%
- Sat93°74°45%
- Sun96°76°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 — Holly Ridge
SPC includes Holly Ridge 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 Holly Ridge
- 28445