Northwest, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northwest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers66%0.08″96°78°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%—99°76°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle50%0.04″99°79°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—100°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—104°80°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle52%0.06″102°75°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Northwest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Northwest
- Sun96°74°4%
- Mon96°78°66%
- Tue99°76°50%
- Wed99°79°50%
- Thu100°78°29%
- Fri104°80°16%
- Sat102°75°52%
- Sun101°75°52%
- Mon88°71°36%
- Tue88°69°20%
- Wed95°68°19%
- Thu89°72°47%
- Fri93°73°36%
- Sat84°73°42%
- Sun92°71°34%
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 — Northwest
SPC includes Northwest 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 Northwest
- 28451
- 28456