Orrum, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orrum weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain24%0.07″100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—97°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%0.01″96°79°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—101°77°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—101°79°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—101°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%0.04″99°74°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Orrum at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28369
16-Day Forecast — Orrum
- Sun100°74°24%
- Mon97°76°27%
- Tue96°79°46%
- Wed101°77°46%
- Thu101°79°19%
- Fri101°76°19%
- Sat99°74°37%
- Sun99°72°50%
- Mon102°74°35%
- Tue93°72°20%
- Wed93°66°20%
- Thu98°70°27%
- Fri95°71°32%
- Sat89°71°42%
- Sun76°65°52%
- Mon88°65°48%
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 — Orrum
SPC has placed Orrum in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Orrum
- 28369