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Moravian Falls, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Moravian Falls, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 6:47 PM
93
°
Overcast
Feels like
95°
Humidity
38%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Moravian Falls, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoravian Falls, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 75°H 94°
Moravian Falls, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    98°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    32%
    0.07″
    94°75°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    75%
    0.20″
    95°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    91°66°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    24%
    92°65°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    95°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    98°69°+3°
Moravian Falls, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 160°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 160° from the sw.
Moravian Falls, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.1
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.1
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.9974.0974.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Moravian Falls, NC
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6h

AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Moravian Falls, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.4mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
22:47 UTC · Moravian Falls, 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
22:47 UTC · Moravian Falls, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Moravian Falls, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moravian Falls, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moravian Falls, 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 33m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Moravian Falls, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Moravian Falls, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moravian Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28654

16-Day Forecast — Moravian Falls

  1. Sat98°70°31%
  2. Sun94°75°32%
  3. Mon95°67°75%
  4. Tue91°66°52%
  5. Wed92°65°24%
  6. Thu95°65°28%
  7. Fri98°69°21%
  8. Sat92°70°32%
  9. Sun73°64°28%
  10. Mon89°59°16%
  11. Tue91°63°20%
  12. Wed90°67°35%
  13. Thu92°68°41%
  14. Fri88°66°52%
  15. Sat94°69°59%
  16. Sun90°67°58%

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 — Moravian Falls

SPC has placed Moravian Falls in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Moravian Falls

  • 28697
  • 28654

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.