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Roxboro, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Roxboro, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:46 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Roxboro, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoxboro, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 97°
Roxboro, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    0.04″
    97°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    78%
    0.27″
    96°70°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    78%
    0.17″
    96°70°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    58%
    89°69°-7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    95°70°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    102°72°+7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    37%
    90°70°-12°
Roxboro, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
354° · backing 128°
Direction
N
354°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Roxboro, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.8
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.8
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.0987.5988.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Roxboro, NC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-46 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Roxboro, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
UNLIMITED
140 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
04:46 UTC · Roxboro, 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
04:46 UTC · Roxboro, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Roxboro, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roxboro, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roxboro, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Roxboro, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Roxboro, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roxboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 27573, 27574

15-Day Forecast — Roxboro

  1. Sun97°72°17%
  2. Mon96°70°78%
  3. Tue96°70°78%
  4. Wed89°69°58%
  5. Thu95°70°25%
  6. Fri102°72°23%
  7. Sat90°70°37%
  8. Sun85°70°34%
  9. Mon88°65°20%
  10. Tue94°61°12%
  11. Wed97°67°20%
  12. Thu94°67°38%
  13. Fri95°67°52%
  14. Sat93°68°53%
  15. Sun101°70°58%

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 — Roxboro

SPC has placed Roxboro in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Roxboro

  • 27573
  • 27574

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.