Polkville, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Polkville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast53%—94°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%—94°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle29%—96°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—97°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—100°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—91°74°-9°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 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 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Polkville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28136
15-Day Forecast — Polkville
- Sun94°73°21%
- Mon94°72°53%
- Tue94°68°51%
- Wed96°68°29%
- Thu97°67°20%
- Fri100°73°27%
- Sat91°74°38%
- Sun97°70°31%
- Mon93°70°19%
- Tue92°64°10%
- Wed95°65°15%
- Thu92°67°40%
- Fri81°69°35%
- Sat90°68°42%
- Sun92°68°40%
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 — Polkville
SPC has placed Polkville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Polkville
- 28136
- 28150