Oxford, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle17%0.04″98°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers69%—97°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers67%—95°71°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm61%—94°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%—97°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—99°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle41%—91°71°-8°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.84 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 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27565
15-Day Forecast — Oxford
- Sun98°73°17%
- Mon97°73°69%
- Tue95°71°67%
- Wed94°71°61%
- Thu97°71°25%
- Fri99°74°23%
- Sat91°71°41%
- Sun97°72°31%
- Mon87°70°23%
- Tue90°66°11%
- Wed91°65°13%
- Thu94°70°34%
- Fri83°72°45%
- Sat91°71°52%
- Sun92°69°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 — Oxford
SPC has placed Oxford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Oxford
- 27565