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Matthews, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Matthews weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Matthews, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:35 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Matthews, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMatthews, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 97°
Matthews, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    97°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    93°73°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    56%
    96°71°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    36%
    97°72°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    99°73°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    100°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    41%
    89°72°-11°
Matthews, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 11 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Matthews, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.4987.2987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Matthews, NC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-24 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Matthews, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
UNLIMITED
105 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:35 UTC · Matthews, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:35 UTC · Matthews, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Matthews, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Matthews, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Matthews, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Matthews, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Matthews, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Matthews at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 28104, 28105

15-Day Forecast — Matthews

  1. Sun98°75°27%
  2. Mon93°73°56%
  3. Tue96°71°56%
  4. Wed97°72°36%
  5. Thu99°73°13%
  6. Fri100°74°20%
  7. Sat89°72°41%
  8. Sun83°71°38%
  9. Mon79°68°27%
  10. Tue92°65°12%
  11. Wed97°71°29%
  12. Thu95°71°33%
  13. Fri97°68°45%
  14. Sat94°71°29%
  15. Sun101°73°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 — Matthews

SPC has placed Matthews 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 Matthews

  • 28105
  • 28106

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.