Micro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Micro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle18%0.02″101°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle76%—98°77°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm55%0.58″97°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%—91°73°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—101°73°+10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—100°80°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle51%—94°75°-6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.81 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Micro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27555
15-Day Forecast — Micro
- Sun101°75°18%
- Mon98°77°76%
- Tue97°74°55%
- Wed91°73°51%
- Thu101°73°21%
- Fri100°80°19%
- Sat94°75°51%
- Sun84°72°44%
- Mon82°67°28%
- Tue86°65°12%
- Wed96°69°23%
- Thu96°71°26%
- Fri95°69°29%
- Sat93°70°33%
- Sun98°73°42%
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 — Micro
SPC has placed Micro in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Micro
- 27555