Monroe, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monroe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain19%0.66″97°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle18%—96°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—99°76°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—102°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—100°74°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—100°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—99°74°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Monroe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 28110, 28112
16-Day Forecast — Monroe
- Sun97°75°19%
- Mon96°75°18%
- Tue99°76°30%
- Wed102°72°30%
- Thu100°74°11%
- Fri100°73°10%
- Sat99°74°32%
- Sun100°71°37%
- Mon101°74°31%
- Tue93°69°17%
- Wed93°64°17%
- Thu100°69°22%
- Fri102°69°35%
- Sat95°68°45%
- Sun79°67°58%
- Mon93°66°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 — Monroe
SPC has placed Monroe in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Monroe
- 28110
- 28112
- 28111