Old Fort, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Old Fort weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle32%—91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle87%0.08″90°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers58%—91°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle36%—91°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—93°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—95°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle39%0.07″94°70°-1°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Old Fort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28762
15-Day Forecast — Old Fort
- Sun91°72°32%
- Mon90°69°87%
- Tue91°67°58%
- Wed91°67°36%
- Thu93°67°26%
- Fri95°74°29%
- Sat94°70°39%
- Sun93°69°37%
- Mon90°68°23%
- Tue86°63°13%
- Wed89°65°26%
- Thu90°67°48%
- Fri78°68°46%
- Sat84°66°32%
- Sun88°68°37%
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 — Old Fort
SPC has placed Old Fort in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Old Fort
- 28762