Pleasant Hill, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasant Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—98°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—96°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle79%0.03″97°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers55%0.01″92°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear25%—96°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—98°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%0.04″98°69°0°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pleasant Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 27866
16-Day Forecast — Pleasant Hill
- Sat98°71°24%
- Sun96°71°21%
- Mon97°70°79%
- Tue92°68°55%
- Wed96°67°25%
- Thu98°68°30%
- Fri98°69°26%
- Sat88°67°34%
- Sun86°69°30%
- Mon87°65°17%
- Tue92°61°19%
- Wed94°67°43%
- Thu92°67°48%
- Fri92°66°61%
- Sat93°67°71%
- Sun99°70°63%
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 — Pleasant Hill
SPC has placed Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill
- 28621
- 28670