Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Waccamaw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle63%—97°80°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers63%0.07″99°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers48%—96°73°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—100°75°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%0.01″98°79°-2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Waccamaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28450
16-Day Forecast — Lake Waccamaw
- Sat97°70°0%
- Sun97°77°9%
- Mon97°80°63%
- Tue99°75°63%
- Wed96°73°48%
- Thu100°75°36%
- Fri98°79°20%
- Sat103°77°31%
- Sun96°73°42%
- Mon91°72°31%
- Tue88°70°19%
- Wed92°72°43%
- Thu97°74°43%
- Fri98°76°43%
- Sat98°76°45%
- Sun94°75°48%
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 — Lake Waccamaw
SPC includes Lake Waccamaw in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Waccamaw
- 28450