Rocky Mount, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rocky Mount weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast24%—99°75°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers75%1.1″97°78°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle75%0.09″96°74°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers36%0.06″100°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—102°72°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—95°75°-7°
- SundayJul 12Showers38%0.63″93°70°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Rocky Mount at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP codes: 27801, 27803, 27804, 27815
16-Day Forecast — Rocky Mount
- Mon99°75°24%
- Tue97°78°75%
- Wed96°74°75%
- Thu100°73°36%
- Fri102°72°36%
- Sat95°75°46%
- Sun93°70°38%
- Mon80°70°28%
- Tue90°67°15%
- Wed100°71°21%
- Thu81°71°21%
- Fri81°70°45%
- Sat83°71°58%
- Sun88°68°55%
- Mon79°69°62%
- Tue87°68°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Rocky Mount
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Rocky Mount
SPC has placed Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount
- 27803
- 27804
- 27801