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Maxton, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Maxton, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:29 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Maxton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaxton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 99°
Maxton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    99°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    97°76°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    50%
    98°73°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    46%
    99°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    21%
    103°74°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    102°79°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    46%
    100°74°-2°
Maxton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · steady
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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 5 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Maxton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.81005.51006.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Maxton, NC
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Maxton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
04:29 UTC · Maxton, 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
04:29 UTC · Maxton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Maxton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maxton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maxton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Maxton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Maxton, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Maxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28364

15-Day Forecast — Maxton

  1. Sun99°74°14%
  2. Mon97°76°56%
  3. Tue98°73°50%
  4. Wed99°74°46%
  5. Thu103°74°21%
  6. Fri102°79°22%
  7. Sat100°74°46%
  8. Sun94°73°41%
  9. Mon86°71°33%
  10. Tue91°67°17%
  11. Wed99°72°24%
  12. Thu100°71°30%
  13. Fri98°70°40%
  14. Sat97°72°45%
  15. Sun103°73°45%

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 — Maxton

SPC includes Maxton in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Maxton

  • 28364

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.