Ocracoke, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocracoke weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——82°81°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm16%—83°82°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm55%—84°81°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers55%—82°80°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—84°79°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear13%—85°83°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle44%0.08″85°80°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.61 with 15 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 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.61 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ocracoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 27960
15-Day Forecast — Ocracoke
- Sun82°81°1%
- Mon83°82°16%
- Tue84°81°55%
- Wed82°80°55%
- Thu84°79°18%
- Fri85°83°13%
- Sat85°80°44%
- Sun82°78°44%
- Mon79°78°28%
- Tue79°78°19%
- Wed83°78°28%
- Thu84°77°42%
- Fri83°77°45%
- Sat83°82°48%
- Sun83°82°52%
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 — Ocracoke
SPC includes Ocracoke in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Ocracoke
- 27960