Porters Neck, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Porters Neck weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle35%—95°79°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm48%—98°80°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%—95°77°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—100°81°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle18%—99°79°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35), ratio 0.66 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 30 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35), ratio 0.66 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Porters Neck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Porters Neck
- Sat93°71°1%
- Sun90°74°2%
- Mon95°79°35%
- Tue98°80°48%
- Wed95°77°48%
- Thu100°81°25%
- Fri99°79°18%
- Sat101°79°30%
- Sun97°73°44%
- Mon90°74°33%
- Tue88°75°19%
- Wed90°76°42%
- Thu93°78°35%
- Fri94°80°42%
- Sat94°80°48%
- Sun94°80°49%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Porters Neck
SPC includes Porters Neck in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Porters Neck
- 28411