Lansing, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lansing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle30%0.04″86°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers72%0.91″84°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers63%—81°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—84°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—85°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle44%0.06″83°64°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—76°63°-7°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lansing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28643
15-Day Forecast — Lansing
- Sun86°67°30%
- Mon84°65°72%
- Tue81°65°63%
- Wed84°63°27%
- Thu85°63°26%
- Fri83°64°44%
- Sat76°63°46%
- Sun71°63°33%
- Mon84°60°24%
- Tue83°59°14%
- Wed81°61°38%
- Thu82°62°58%
- Fri74°62°53%
- Sat81°64°53%
- Sun85°66°68%
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 — Lansing
SPC has placed Lansing in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Lansing
- 28643