Horse Shoe, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Horse Shoe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain42%0.10″88°68°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers75%0.04″87°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers63%—85°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%0.02″88°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—92°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—95°66°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%0.01″92°67°-3°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Horse Shoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28742
15-Day Forecast — Horse Shoe
- Sun88°68°42%
- Mon87°67°75%
- Tue85°65°63%
- Wed88°64°46%
- Thu92°63°23%
- Fri95°66°31%
- Sat92°67°46%
- Sun91°66°41%
- Mon85°66°26%
- Tue85°60°16%
- Wed88°61°35%
- Thu86°62°55%
- Fri74°66°45%
- Sat81°63°56%
- Sun86°64°48%
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 — Horse Shoe
SPC has placed Horse Shoe in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Horse Shoe
- 28791
- 28742
- 28759
- 28739