King, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
King weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast54%—100°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle76%—96°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers63%—87°69°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers28%0.01″81°66°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—91°68°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—97°69°+6°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 74 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
King at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27021
16-Day Forecast — King
- Sat101°74°9%
- Sun100°75°54%
- Mon96°69°76%
- Tue87°69°63%
- Wed81°66°28%
- Thu91°68°37%
- Fri97°69°37%
- Sat97°71°38%
- Sun90°69°25%
- Mon87°67°15%
- Tue78°65°18%
- Wed88°66°25%
- Thu94°67°41%
- Fri91°69°45%
- Sat92°69°42%
- Sun89°71°41%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — King
SPC has placed King 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 King
- 27021