Kure Beach, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kure Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°79°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—90°81°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—96°81°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—101°82°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle15%0.01″102°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——98°81°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers33%0.17″104°75°+6°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43), ratio 0.64 with 14 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43), ratio 0.64 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kure Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28449
16-Day Forecast — Kure Beach
- Sun89°79°3%
- Mon90°81°16%
- Tue96°81°25%
- Wed101°82°24%
- Thu102°76°15%
- Fri98°81°8%
- Sat104°75°33%
- Sun96°74°41%
- Mon100°80°41%
- Tue96°75°20%
- Wed96°73°17%
- Thu95°75°32%
- Fri93°76°43%
- Sat87°74°39%
- Sun82°68°52%
- Mon89°64°43%
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 — Kure Beach
SPC has placed Kure Beach 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 Kure Beach
- 28449
- 28428