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
- TodayJul 5Overcast27%—97°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle56%—93°73°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers56%—96°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle36%—97°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—99°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—100°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast41%—89°72°-11°
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.
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
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sun98°75°27%
- Mon93°73°56%
- Tue96°71°56%
- Wed97°72°36%
- Thu99°73°13%
- Fri100°74°20%
- Sat89°72°41%
- Sun83°71°38%
- Mon79°68°27%
- Tue92°65°12%
- Wed97°71°29%
- Thu95°71°33%
- Fri97°68°45%
- Sat94°71°29%
- 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