Richlands, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——96°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast70%—95°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle59%—101°74°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast60%—100°77°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—101°80°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—105°79°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle58%—104°78°-1°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Richlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28574
16-Day Forecast — Richlands
- Sun96°72°4%
- Mon95°76°70%
- Tue101°74°59%
- Wed100°77°60%
- Thu101°80°28%
- Fri105°79°17%
- Sat104°78°58%
- Sun104°78°48%
- Mon96°71°30%
- Tue97°72°19%
- Wed107°68°16%
- Thu88°69°46%
- Fri88°74°40%
- Sat86°71°40%
- Sun97°72°39%
- Mon95°80°42%
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 — Richlands
SPC includes Richlands in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Richlands
- 28574