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Laurel Hill, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laurel Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Laurel Hill, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 3:46 PM
99
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Laurel Hill, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLaurel Hill, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 101°
Laurel Hill, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    100°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    103°76°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    73%
    99°75°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    58%
    0.10″
    95°73°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    43%
    96°73°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    35%
    100°74°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    98°76°-2°
Laurel Hill, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 70°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
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
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Laurel Hill, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.1
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.1
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.61005.51005.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Laurel Hill, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 11 PM

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
6.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Laurel Hill, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.2mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
19:46 UTC · Laurel Hill, 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
19:46 UTC · Laurel Hill, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Laurel Hill, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Laurel Hill, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Laurel Hill, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Laurel Hill, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Laurel Hill, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laurel Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28351

16-Day Forecast — Laurel Hill

  1. Sat100°73°1%
  2. Sun103°76°23%
  3. Mon99°75°73%
  4. Tue95°73°58%
  5. Wed96°73°43%
  6. Thu100°74°35%
  7. Fri98°76°25%
  8. Sat105°75°43%
  9. Sun89°72°31%
  10. Mon91°69°21%
  11. Tue94°72°21%
  12. Wed97°74°44%
  13. Thu98°71°46%
  14. Fri99°75°57%
  15. Sat101°74°65%
  16. Sun98°73°61%

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 — Laurel Hill

SPC includes Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill

  • 28351

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.