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Mount Gilead, North Carolina Weather

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

Mount Gilead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Mount Gilead, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 5:57 PM
101
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
28%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Mount Gilead, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMount Gilead, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 101°
Mount Gilead, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    101°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.02″
    100°77°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    97°72°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    62%
    0.09″
    94°70°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    38%
    98°69°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    101°70°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    100°71°-1°
Mount Gilead, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the sse.
Mount Gilead, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.5
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.5
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4998.6998.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Mount Gilead, NC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mount Gilead, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.2mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
21:57 UTC · Mount Gilead, 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
21:57 UTC · Mount Gilead, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mount Gilead, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mount Gilead, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mount Gilead, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mount Gilead, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mount Gilead, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Gilead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27306

16-Day Forecast — Mount Gilead

  1. Sat101°73°1%
  2. Sun100°77°19%
  3. Mon97°72°63%
  4. Tue94°70°62%
  5. Wed98°69°38%
  6. Thu101°70°28%
  7. Fri100°71°24%
  8. Sat101°71°41%
  9. Sun83°69°36%
  10. Mon91°66°30%
  11. Tue95°67°20%
  12. Wed97°72°41%
  13. Thu99°70°42%
  14. Fri100°72°55%
  15. Sat99°70°65%
  16. Sun101°72°65%

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 — Mount Gilead

SPC has placed Mount Gilead in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Gilead

  • 27306

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.