Mount Airy, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Airy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—95°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle76%—94°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle68%0.04″91°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—93°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—98°69°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—98°70°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—89°68°-9°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mount Airy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27030
15-Day Forecast — Mount Airy
- Sun95°71°21%
- Mon94°70°76%
- Tue91°69°68%
- Wed93°66°36%
- Thu98°69°29%
- Fri98°70°21%
- Sat89°68°41%
- Sun83°69°28%
- Mon88°65°17%
- Tue94°61°9%
- Wed93°67°24%
- Thu93°67°43%
- Fri90°67°42%
- Sat91°68°42%
- Sun99°70°48%
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 — Mount Airy
SPC has placed Mount Airy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Mount Airy
- 27030