Kittrell, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kittrell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers72%0.01″97°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers66%0.74″96°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers58%0.31″90°72°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%—95°70°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—101°74°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast44%—90°73°-11°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kittrell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27544
15-Day Forecast — Kittrell
- Sun99°73°14%
- Mon97°73°72%
- Tue96°71°66%
- Wed90°72°58%
- Thu95°70°25%
- Fri101°74°19%
- Sat90°73°44%
- Sun87°71°32%
- Mon86°66°23%
- Tue93°62°11%
- Wed97°67°21%
- Thu95°68°28%
- Fri98°68°36%
- Sat92°68°45%
- Sun100°71°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 — Kittrell
SPC has placed Kittrell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Kittrell
- 27544