Macclesfield, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Macclesfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers79%0.01″97°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers70%1.3″95°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers55%0.56″90°73°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—96°72°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—99°80°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle54%—89°75°-10°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Macclesfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27852
15-Day Forecast — Macclesfield
- Sun99°74°6%
- Mon97°75°79%
- Tue95°74°70%
- Wed90°73°55%
- Thu96°72°23%
- Fri99°80°22%
- Sat89°75°54%
- Sun82°71°47%
- Mon82°67°24%
- Tue86°65°14%
- Wed92°69°19%
- Thu93°70°23%
- Fri94°70°30%
- Sat93°70°35%
- Sun96°74°49%
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 — Macclesfield
SPC has placed Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield
- 27852