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 Drizzle25%0.04″96°75°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle61%—96°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers61%—96°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle43%—95°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—98°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—102°73°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—92°72°-10°
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.
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
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: 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
- Sun98°75°25%
- Mon96°71°61%
- Tue96°70°61%
- Wed95°71°43%
- Thu98°72°16%
- Fri102°73°20%
- Sat92°72°39%
- Sun90°71°39%
- Mon81°67°27%
- Tue95°62°11%
- Wed99°68°27%
- Thu98°69°39%
- Fri96°67°55%
- Sat95°69°39%
- 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