Rich Square, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rich Square weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°76°—
- MondayJul 6Showers78%0.09″97°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers72%0.29″96°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm56%—88°72°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%—96°69°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—102°78°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle51%0.01″87°72°-15°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 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 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rich Square at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27869
15-Day Forecast — Rich Square
- Sun99°75°7%
- Mon97°73°78%
- Tue96°73°72%
- Wed88°72°56%
- Thu96°69°17%
- Fri102°78°17%
- Sat87°72°51%
- Sun86°70°47%
- Mon84°67°23%
- Tue87°63°14%
- Wed96°66°18%
- Thu95°68°23%
- Fri93°69°41%
- Sat94°69°48%
- Sun96°72°56%
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 — Rich Square
SPC has placed Rich Square in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rich Square
- 27869