Salisbury, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salisbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers32%0.54″99°76°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers75%0.06″100°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers62%0.02″96°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle34%—98°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—99°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—101°72°+2°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Salisbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 28144, 28146, 28147
16-Day Forecast — Salisbury
- Sat99°75°4%
- Sun99°76°32%
- Mon100°72°75%
- Tue96°69°62%
- Wed98°69°34%
- Thu99°71°20%
- Fri101°72°25%
- Sat91°71°34%
- Sun90°69°31%
- Mon86°66°24%
- Tue94°63°18%
- Wed98°69°36%
- Thu94°69°37%
- Fri96°68°55%
- Sat97°68°68%
- Sun103°71°65%
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 — Salisbury
SPC has placed Salisbury 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 Salisbury
- 28146
- 28144
- 28147
- 28145