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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

Monroe, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:31 PM
93
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
97°
Humidity
52%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Monroe, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMonroe, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 96°
Monroe, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    19%
    0.66″
    97°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    96°75°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    99°76°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    30%
    102°72°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    100°74°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    100°73°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    99°74°-1°
Monroe, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
071° · backing 140°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 20
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Monroe, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.4991.1991.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Monroe, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+19 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 11 PM

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.

PM 2.5Good
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

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
Monroe, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
67%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.1mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
20:31 UTC · Monroe, 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
20:31 UTC · Monroe, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Monroe, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Monroe, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Monroe, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Monroe, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Monroe, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun97°75°19%
  2. Mon96°75°18%
  3. Tue99°76°30%
  4. Wed102°72°30%
  5. Thu100°74°11%
  6. Fri100°73°10%
  7. Sat99°74°32%
  8. Sun100°71°37%
  9. Mon101°74°31%
  10. Tue93°69°17%
  11. Wed93°64°17%
  12. Thu100°69°22%
  13. Fri102°69°35%
  14. Sat95°68°45%
  15. Sun79°67°58%
  16. 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

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.