Sawmills, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sawmills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—98°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle33%0.03″94°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers74%0.07″96°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle46%—96°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear16%—97°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—98°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—98°69°0°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sawmills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sawmills
- Sat98°70°19%
- Sun94°71°33%
- Mon96°67°74%
- Tue96°66°46%
- Wed97°66°16%
- Thu98°68°25%
- Fri98°69°22%
- Sat89°68°34%
- Sun86°69°29%
- Mon88°65°19%
- Tue93°62°20%
- Wed96°67°39%
- Thu93°67°42%
- Fri89°65°55%
- Sat92°67°74%
- Sun99°69°64%
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 — Sawmills
SPC has placed Sawmills 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 Sawmills
- 28630
- 28638