Norlina, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Norlina weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle73%—97°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers71%0.07″95°71°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain59%0.10″88°71°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%0.01″96°70°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—103°73°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%0.02″90°72°-13°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Norlina at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 27563
15-Day Forecast — Norlina
- Sun100°72°15%
- Mon97°74°73%
- Tue95°71°71%
- Wed88°71°59%
- Thu96°70°25%
- Fri103°73°21%
- Sat90°72°43%
- Sun86°70°38%
- Mon87°65°19%
- Tue94°62°11%
- Wed97°66°21%
- Thu95°68°26%
- Fri97°67°35%
- Sat91°68°42%
- Sun98°70°53%
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 — Norlina
SPC has placed Norlina 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 Norlina
- 27563