Patterson Springs, North Carolina Weather
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Patterson Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—97°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers63%0.02″99°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers43%0.02″96°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—98°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear22%—99°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—98°71°-1°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Patterson Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Patterson Springs
- Sat96°73°3%
- Sun97°74°23%
- Mon99°69°63%
- Tue96°69°43%
- Wed98°70°27%
- Thu99°70°22%
- Fri98°71°26%
- Sat86°70°45%
- Sun78°69°31%
- Mon85°66°24%
- Tue94°63°23%
- Wed97°68°26%
- Thu94°67°37%
- Fri93°66°53%
- Sat93°69°61%
- Sun103°71°71%
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 — Patterson Springs
SPC has placed Patterson Springs 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 Patterson Springs
- 28073
- 28152