Pumpkin Center, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pumpkin Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——92°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast58%—93°76°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers54%0.04″100°75°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle59%—100°77°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%—100°78°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—103°80°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast57%—104°80°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pumpkin Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pumpkin Center
- Sun92°72°1%
- Mon93°76°58%
- Tue100°75°54%
- Wed100°77°59%
- Thu100°78°23%
- Fri103°80°17%
- Sat104°80°57%
- Sun104°79°49%
- Mon94°72°32%
- Tue92°73°20%
- Wed103°70°18%
- Thu89°70°46%
- Fri88°74°40%
- Sat84°74°40%
- Sun96°73°39%
- Mon97°80°42%
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 — Pumpkin Center
SPC includes Pumpkin Center in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pumpkin Center
- 28546