Lattimore, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lattimore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle62%—94°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle49%—96°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle28%—100°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy17%—100°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—102°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—84°70°-18°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lattimore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28089
15-Day Forecast — Lattimore
- Sun96°73°25%
- Mon94°69°62%
- Tue96°68°49%
- Wed100°69°28%
- Thu100°70°17%
- Fri102°71°23%
- Sat84°70°39%
- Sun79°69°35%
- Mon86°66°20%
- Tue94°63°10%
- Wed97°69°20%
- Thu93°68°39%
- Fri92°66°45%
- Sat93°70°35%
- Sun102°72°46%
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 — Lattimore
SPC has placed Lattimore 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 Lattimore
- 28089
- 28150