Richfield, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—101°74°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers70%0.05″97°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain60%0.22″96°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers35%0.01″83°69°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—94°69°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%0.02″97°71°+3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 118 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 118 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 118
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Richfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28137
16-Day Forecast — Richfield
- Sat101°73°5%
- Sun101°74°20%
- Mon97°72°70%
- Tue96°69°60%
- Wed83°69°35%
- Thu94°69°40%
- Fri97°71°27%
- Sat101°71°35%
- Sun97°70°25%
- Mon85°69°16%
- Tue83°67°22%
- Wed89°67°32%
- Thu93°69°39%
- Fri82°69°45%
- Sat93°70°46%
- Sun91°73°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Richfield
SPC has placed Richfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Richfield
- 28137