Lowell, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain26%0.18″96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle64%0.02″95°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers49%0.02″96°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—99°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy14%—99°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—99°72°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast40%—89°72°-10°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.87 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 28098
15-Day Forecast — Lowell
- Sun96°74°26%
- Mon95°71°64%
- Tue96°69°49%
- Wed99°71°24%
- Thu99°70°14%
- Fri99°72°21%
- Sat89°72°40%
- Sun78°70°34%
- Mon85°67°24%
- Tue95°63°10%
- Wed98°69°26%
- Thu94°69°33%
- Fri95°68°39%
- Sat94°70°42%
- Sun102°72°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 — Lowell
SPC has placed Lowell 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 Lowell
- 28054
- 28056
- 28098