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
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers21%1.2″95°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—93°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast43%—98°76°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers43%—99°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle18%—99°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers14%—98°70°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%—96°71°-2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Red Cross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
16-Day Forecast — Red Cross
- Sun95°74°21%
- Mon93°73°26%
- Tue98°76°43%
- Wed99°71°43%
- Thu99°72°18%
- Fri98°70°14%
- Sat96°71°35%
- Sun98°70°34%
- Mon101°72°23%
- Tue91°70°15%
- Wed91°63°13%
- Thu99°67°20%
- Fri98°68°32%
- Sat94°69°43%
- Sun77°67°53%
- Mon94°65°45%
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 today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Red Cross
- 28129
- 28097