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Midland, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Midland, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 1:49 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
109°
Humidity
39%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Midland, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMidland, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 101°
Midland, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    101°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.02″
    102°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    62%
    98°73°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    62%
    0.02″
    96°70°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    40%
    80°71°-16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    41%
    91°70°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    97°72°+6°
Midland, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · backing 14°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Midland, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.8997.5997.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Midland, NC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 11 PM

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
9.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 85

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Midland, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.9mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
17:49 UTC · Midland, 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
17:49 UTC · Midland, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Midland, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Midland, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Midland, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Midland, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Midland, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Midland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°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 code: 28107

16-Day Forecast — Midland

  1. Sat101°75°6%
  2. Sun102°75°29%
  3. Mon98°73°62%
  4. Tue96°70°62%
  5. Wed80°71°40%
  6. Thu91°70°41%
  7. Fri97°72°27%
  8. Sat96°73°38%
  9. Sun97°71°26%
  10. Mon85°71°15%
  11. Tue82°67°19%
  12. Wed89°67°32%
  13. Thu93°69°40%
  14. Fri87°70°42%
  15. Sat92°70°40%
  16. Sun90°74°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 — Midland

SPC has placed Midland 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 Midland

  • 28107
  • 28025

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.