Riegelwood, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riegelwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast49%—100°80°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers56%0.10″100°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—96°75°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—100°76°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—102°80°+2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Riegelwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28456
16-Day Forecast — Riegelwood
- Sat99°72°0%
- Sun98°75°6%
- Mon100°80°49%
- Tue100°71°56%
- Wed96°75°52%
- Thu100°76°37%
- Fri102°80°22%
- Sat100°73°31%
- Sun96°71°43%
- Mon84°69°30%
- Tue85°68°20%
- Wed96°70°42%
- Thu99°73°35%
- Fri96°71°42%
- Sat97°73°48%
- Sun97°74°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 — Riegelwood
SPC includes Riegelwood in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Riegelwood
- 28456