Matthews, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Matthews weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle41%0.02″100°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers68%—97°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle68%—96°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm41%0.07″80°71°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—92°70°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—97°72°+5°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Matthews at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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
16-Day Forecast — Matthews
- Sat100°75°4%
- Sun100°77°41%
- Mon97°71°68%
- Tue96°69°68%
- Wed80°71°41%
- Thu92°70°26%
- Fri97°72°24%
- Sat94°71°31%
- Sun97°72°28%
- Mon86°71°15%
- Tue80°67°13%
- Wed89°67°32%
- Thu90°68°40%
- Fri82°71°42%
- Sat91°69°40%
- Sun90°72°47%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 includes Matthews 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 Matthews
- 28105
- 28106