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Lake Royale, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Royale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Royale, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 3:49 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Lake Royale, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Royale, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 100°
Lake Royale, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.02″
    100°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    72%
    97°76°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    73%
    0.02″
    97°73°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.42″
    96°73°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    27%
    95°71°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.04″
    104°74°+9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    93°73°-11°
Lake Royale, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 14°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the ssw.
Lake Royale, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.11006.11006.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Lake Royale, NC
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-18 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Lake Royale, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
102 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:49 UTC · Lake Royale, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:49 UTC · Lake Royale, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Royale, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Royale, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Royale, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Royale, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Royale, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Royale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Lake Royale

  1. Sun101°76°14%
  2. Mon97°76°72%
  3. Tue97°73°73%
  4. Wed96°73°55%
  5. Thu95°71°27%
  6. Fri104°74°18%
  7. Sat93°73°48%
  8. Sun100°73°38%
  9. Mon88°71°23%
  10. Tue92°67°11%
  11. Wed94°66°12%
  12. Thu91°72°42%
  13. Fri84°73°45%
  14. Sat90°71°43%
  15. Sun93°70°39%

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 Royale

SPC has placed Lake Royale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Lake Royale

  • 27882
  • 27549

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.