Prospect, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prospect weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—101°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers74%—99°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers55%0.04″99°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers48%0.02″82°73°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—96°71°+14°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle28%0.06″97°72°+1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prospect at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Prospect
- Sat100°72°1%
- Sun101°75°28%
- Mon99°75°74%
- Tue99°73°55%
- Wed82°73°48%
- Thu96°71°34%
- Fri97°72°28%
- Sat99°76°43%
- Sun99°75°33%
- Mon84°71°24%
- Tue89°69°22%
- Wed90°69°39%
- Thu95°74°42%
- Fri94°73°46%
- Sat96°74°39%
- Sun92°74°40%
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 — Prospect
SPC includes Prospect 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 Prospect
- 28372
- 28364