Long View, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long View weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain31%0.16″94°70°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle71%0.02″94°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle52%—96°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—97°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—97°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—101°70°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—90°70°-11°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Long View at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Long View
- Sun94°70°31%
- Mon94°68°71%
- Tue96°67°52%
- Wed97°67°31%
- Thu97°68°21%
- Fri101°70°18%
- Sat90°70°32%
- Sun86°69°31%
- Mon88°65°16%
- Tue94°62°10%
- Wed96°68°20%
- Thu94°68°39%
- Fri92°65°45%
- Sat93°67°35%
- Sun100°69°46%
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 — Long View
SPC has placed Long View in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Long View
- 28601
- 28602