Liberty, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Liberty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle18%0.02″94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers68%—95°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers68%0.32″95°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers49%0.01″93°70°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—96°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—100°75°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—93°71°-7°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Liberty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27298
15-Day Forecast — Liberty
- Sun95°74°18%
- Mon95°71°68%
- Tue95°70°68%
- Wed93°70°49%
- Thu96°67°20%
- Fri100°75°21%
- Sat93°71°38%
- Sun98°70°38%
- Mon89°71°24%
- Tue86°65°9%
- Wed91°63°10%
- Thu92°69°40%
- Fri81°70°48%
- Sat89°68°46%
- Sun91°68°48%
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 — Liberty
SPC has placed Liberty in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Liberty
- 27298