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Linden, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Linden, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 3:16 PM
98
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
39%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Linden, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLinden, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 76°H 100°
Linden, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.08″
    100°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    98°76°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    60%
    0.11″
    98°77°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    53%
    98°76°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    102°75°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    103°76°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    41%
    95°73°-8°
Linden, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · backing 9°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 288SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Linden, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.81008.01008.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Linden, NC
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Linden, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
98.9mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
19:16 UTC · Linden, 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
19:16 UTC · Linden, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Linden, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Linden, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Linden, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Linden, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Linden, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Linden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°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.

ZIP code: 28356

16-Day Forecast — Linden

  1. Sun100°76°23%
  2. Mon98°76°26%
  3. Tue98°77°60%
  4. Wed98°76°53%
  5. Thu102°75°19%
  6. Fri103°76°12%
  7. Sat95°73°41%
  8. Sun97°75°38%
  9. Mon101°74°26%
  10. Tue91°70°15%
  11. Wed93°66°14%
  12. Thu97°70°25%
  13. Fri98°70°32%
  14. Sat92°70°30%
  15. Sun76°64°42%
  16. Mon89°65°45%

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 — Linden

SPC has placed Linden 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 Linden

  • 28356

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.