Red Oak, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Oak weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers17%0.12″98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers24%0.30″95°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers80%0.18″93°75°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm61%0.28″86°73°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers28%0.50″97°72°+11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle19%0.03″99°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle36%—84°74°-15°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 2.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Red Oak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Red Oak
- Sun97°75°17%
- Mon95°76°24%
- Tue93°75°80%
- Wed86°73°61%
- Thu97°72°28%
- Fri99°74°19%
- Sat84°74°36%
- Sun91°71°36%
- Mon97°72°26%
- Tue86°68°14%
- Wed90°64°14%
- Thu94°69°28%
- Fri96°69°35%
- Sat90°67°39%
- Sun74°63°35%
- Mon91°64°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 Oak
SPC has placed Red Oak 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 Oak
- 27856
- 27804
- 27809
- 27868