Icard, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Icard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain31%1.1″95°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle72%—94°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle52%—96°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle32%—98°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—98°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—100°69°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—90°69°-10°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Icard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28666
15-Day Forecast — Icard
- Sun95°71°31%
- Mon94°68°72%
- Tue96°67°52%
- Wed98°67°32%
- Thu98°68°22%
- Fri100°69°18%
- Sat90°69°32%
- Sun87°69°31%
- Mon87°65°17%
- Tue93°62°11%
- Wed96°68°20%
- Thu93°67°39%
- Fri90°65°45%
- Sat94°67°35%
- Sun99°69°46%
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 — Icard
SPC has placed Icard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Icard
- 28612
- 28666
- 28602