Littleton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Littleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—100°76°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers83%—96°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers72%0.03″96°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain46%0.07″89°71°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle17%—96°69°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—103°74°+7°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Littleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27850
16-Day Forecast — Littleton
- Sat98°75°4%
- Sun100°76°13%
- Mon96°74°83%
- Tue96°72°72%
- Wed89°71°46%
- Thu96°69°17%
- Fri103°74°21%
- Sat88°72°34%
- Sun86°71°34%
- Mon87°65°18%
- Tue93°62°18%
- Wed97°66°39%
- Thu97°69°41%
- Fri93°67°55%
- Sat90°68°55%
- Sun97°71°42%
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 — Littleton
SPC has placed Littleton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Littleton
- 27850