Scotch Meadows, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scotch Meadows weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast23%—98°71°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast39%—95°76°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—103°77°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—103°78°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—102°77°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%0.01″98°74°-4°
- SundayJul 12Light Showers44%0.29″100°73°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.
- 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 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 12:34 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Scotch Meadows at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Scotch Meadows
- Mon98°72°23%
- Tue95°76°39%
- Wed103°77°33%
- Thu103°78°16%
- Fri102°77°12%
- Sat98°74°36%
- Sun100°73°44%
- Mon97°74°36%
- Tue105°79°20%
- Wed92°74°18%
- Thu86°71°41%
- Fri93°69°61%
- Sat102°75°45%
- Sun87°73°52%
- Mon95°72°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Scotch Meadows
SPC has placed Scotch Meadows in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Scotch Meadows
- 28352