Laurel Park, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle47%0.03″86°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—84°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle75%—85°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%—90°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—88°64°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—88°62°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—86°66°-2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Laurel Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Laurel Park
- Sun86°66°47%
- Mon84°67°32%
- Tue85°65°75%
- Wed90°63°33%
- Thu88°64°27%
- Fri88°62°26%
- Sat86°66°33%
- Sun88°64°40%
- Mon92°64°22%
- Tue79°59°14%
- Wed82°54°18%
- Thu85°56°35%
- Fri88°60°35%
- Sat84°59°45%
- Sun81°61°53%
- Mon83°59°55%
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 — Laurel Park
SPC has placed Laurel Park in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Laurel Park
- 28739