Newport, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%0.01″90°79°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle55%0.03″89°80°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers58%0.24″89°78°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm20%0.13″89°77°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—90°82°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers51%0.25″92°76°+2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26), ratio 0.64 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26), ratio 0.64 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28570
15-Day Forecast — Newport
- Sun88°75°1%
- Mon90°79°34%
- Tue89°80°55%
- Wed89°78°58%
- Thu89°77°20%
- Fri90°82°16%
- Sat92°76°51%
- Sun88°75°55%
- Mon87°72°34%
- Tue81°72°20%
- Wed85°72°28%
- Thu85°79°35%
- Fri86°80°34%
- Sat83°78°35%
- Sun85°76°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 — Newport
SPC includes Newport in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Newport
- 28570