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Red Cross, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Cross weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Red Cross, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:34 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Red Cross, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRed Cross, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 75°H 96°
Red Cross, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    0.04″
    96°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    61%
    96°71°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    61%
    96°70°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    95°71°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    98°72°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    102°73°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    92°72°-10°
Red Cross, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 40°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 12
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the s.
Red Cross, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.5990.4991.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Red Cross, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Red Cross, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
115 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:34 UTC · Red Cross, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:34 UTC · Red Cross, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Red Cross, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Red Cross, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Red Cross, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Red Cross, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Red Cross, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Cross at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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.

15-Day Forecast — Red Cross

  1. Sun98°75°25%
  2. Mon96°71°61%
  3. Tue96°70°61%
  4. Wed95°71°43%
  5. Thu98°72°16%
  6. Fri102°73°20%
  7. Sat92°72°39%
  8. Sun90°71°39%
  9. Mon81°67°27%
  10. Tue95°62°11%
  11. Wed99°68°27%
  12. Thu98°69°39%
  13. Fri96°67°55%
  14. Sat95°69°39%
  15. Sun103°71°49%

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 — Red Cross

SPC has placed Red Cross in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Red Cross

  • 28129
  • 28097

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.