Manteo, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Manteo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——93°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°77°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm32%0.87″91°74°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm58%—95°74°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—85°73°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——85°73°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear13%—96°80°+11°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Manteo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 27954
16-Day Forecast — Manteo
- Sat93°76°1%
- Sun87°77°1%
- Mon91°74°32%
- Tue95°74°58%
- Wed85°73°52%
- Thu85°73°5%
- Fri96°80°13%
- Sat93°73°33%
- Sun84°73°32%
- Mon80°75°24%
- Tue80°73°19%
- Wed86°72°42%
- Thu90°71°48%
- Fri90°70°42%
- Sat91°73°48%
- Sun91°75°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 — Manteo
SPC includes Manteo in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Manteo
- 27954