Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Norman of Catawba weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers24%0.12″97°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Showers73%0.18″96°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle55%0.01″96°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—96°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—98°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—101°71°+3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Norman of Catawba at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Norman of Catawba
- Sat99°74°6%
- Sun97°73°24%
- Mon96°70°73%
- Tue96°68°55%
- Wed96°69°30%
- Thu98°70°22%
- Fri101°71°28%
- Sat90°72°39%
- Sun85°70°28%
- Mon87°66°22%
- Tue95°63°17%
- Wed97°70°26%
- Thu94°68°33%
- Fri96°67°39%
- Sat95°68°42%
- Sun103°71°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 — Lake Norman of Catawba
SPC has placed Lake Norman of Catawba 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 Lake Norman of Catawba
- 28117