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Rowland, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rowland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rowland, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:33 PM
89
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
87°
Humidity
47%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Rowland, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRowland, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 99°
Rowland, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    31%
    0.11″
    99°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    31%
    96°75°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    43%
    96°78°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    42%
    100°77°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    16%
    101°78°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    100°78°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    40%
    99°77°-1°
Rowland, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 117°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 6
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 29
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 259SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rowland, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.9
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.9
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.81006.41006.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Rowland, NC
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+18 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
windy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rowland, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
73%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.2mi
UNLIMITED
115 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:33 UTC · Rowland, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:33 UTC · Rowland, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rowland, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rowland, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rowland, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rowland, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rowland, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rowland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28383

16-Day Forecast — Rowland

  1. Sun99°73°31%
  2. Mon96°75°31%
  3. Tue96°78°43%
  4. Wed100°77°42%
  5. Thu101°78°16%
  6. Fri100°78°19%
  7. Sat99°77°40%
  8. Sun98°74°43%
  9. Mon103°76°37%
  10. Tue95°74°19%
  11. Wed93°67°19%
  12. Thu98°69°29%
  13. Fri99°73°35%
  14. Sat93°71°42%
  15. Sun75°65°55%
  16. Mon90°65°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 — Rowland

SPC has placed Rowland 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 Rowland

  • 28383

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.