Saratoga, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saratoga weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——101°77°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers66%0.02″98°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers65%1.0″96°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers53%0.33″90°73°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—97°72°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—99°80°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Saratoga at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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 code: 27873
16-Day Forecast — Saratoga
- Sat100°74°1%
- Sun101°77°6%
- Mon98°75°66%
- Tue96°74°65%
- Wed90°73°53%
- Thu97°72°22%
- Fri99°80°25%
- Sat92°74°43%
- Sun81°72°44%
- Mon82°67°25%
- Tue85°65°18%
- Wed94°68°45%
- Thu96°70°49%
- Fri95°70°45%
- Sat93°70°46%
- Sun97°74°46%
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 — Saratoga
SPC has placed Saratoga in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Saratoga
- 27873
- 27883