Lucama, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucama weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers20%1.6″101°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle76%—95°76°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers65%1.2″96°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%0.01″91°73°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—99°73°+8°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—99°80°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle52%—92°77°-7°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lucama at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27851
15-Day Forecast — Lucama
- Sun100°75°20%
- Mon95°76°76%
- Tue96°74°65%
- Wed91°73°53%
- Thu99°73°21%
- Fri99°80°19%
- Sat92°77°52%
- Sun83°72°46%
- Mon82°68°26%
- Tue86°66°12%
- Wed95°70°23%
- Thu95°71°26%
- Fri94°70°29%
- Sat92°70°33%
- Sun97°73°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 — Lucama
SPC has placed Lucama in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lucama
- 27851