Pittsboro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pittsboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—100°76°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle73%—98°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%—96°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%0.06″93°71°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—101°72°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—100°72°-1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pittsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 27312
16-Day Forecast — Pittsboro
- Sat101°75°2%
- Sun100°76°17%
- Mon98°72°73%
- Tue96°70°73%
- Wed93°71°47%
- Thu101°72°24%
- Fri100°72°24%
- Sat92°69°41%
- Sun84°69°37%
- Mon80°66°27%
- Tue91°62°21%
- Wed98°68°45%
- Thu98°68°40%
- Fri95°68°63%
- Sat93°68°68%
- Sun101°71°56%
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 — Pittsboro
SPC has placed Pittsboro in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pittsboro
- 27312