Morganton, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morganton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—99°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain37%0.96″96°73°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm74%0.34″94°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle53%—94°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear38%—80°65°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy42%—91°66°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—93°69°+2°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 around 1 PM.
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 90 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 9.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 77
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Morganton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28655
16-Day Forecast — Morganton
- Sat99°70°10%
- Sun96°73°37%
- Mon94°70°74%
- Tue94°66°53%
- Wed80°65°38%
- Thu91°66°42%
- Fri93°69°25%
- Sat95°67°29%
- Sun92°69°18%
- Mon90°68°10%
- Tue76°63°22%
- Wed87°64°33%
- Thu91°65°38%
- Fri80°67°42%
- Sat82°67°35%
- Sun87°68°42%
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 — Morganton
SPC has placed Morganton 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 Morganton
- 28655
- 28680