Lawndale, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lawndale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle23%0.04″94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast55%—95°73°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast50%—97°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers29%—97°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—98°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—101°75°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—95°74°-6°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
Lawndale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°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: 28090
15-Day Forecast — Lawndale
- Sun94°74°23%
- Mon95°73°55%
- Tue97°69°50%
- Wed97°69°29%
- Thu98°68°20%
- Fri101°75°25%
- Sat95°74°38%
- Sun99°71°31%
- Mon94°69°20%
- Tue91°64°10%
- Wed97°65°14%
- Thu94°67°40%
- Fri83°70°35%
- Sat92°69°42%
- Sun91°69°40%
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 — Lawndale
SPC has placed Lawndale 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 Lawndale
- 28090