Oak City, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers75%—96°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers77%1.5″95°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain53%0.26″89°73°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—96°71°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—99°77°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle56%—88°74°-11°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 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 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oak City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27857
15-Day Forecast — Oak City
- Sun98°75°5%
- Mon96°74°75%
- Tue95°73°77%
- Wed89°73°53%
- Thu96°71°19%
- Fri99°77°19%
- Sat88°74°56%
- Sun80°70°49%
- Mon83°67°23%
- Tue87°64°14%
- Wed92°67°19%
- Thu94°69°23%
- Fri94°70°30%
- Sat93°70°35%
- Sun94°73°49%
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 — Oak City
SPC has placed Oak City 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 Oak City
- 27857