Selma, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Selma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle13%0.02″100°76°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers67%0.09″98°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers63%0.48″98°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%—91°74°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—102°74°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—100°80°-2°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.85 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Selma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27576
16-Day Forecast — Selma
- Sat99°74°0%
- Sun100°76°13%
- Mon98°76°67%
- Tue98°74°63%
- Wed91°74°49%
- Thu102°74°23%
- Fri100°80°25%
- Sat94°74°41%
- Sun83°72°41%
- Mon82°68°25%
- Tue87°66°19%
- Wed97°70°41%
- Thu97°71°45%
- Fri96°69°55%
- Sat93°70°56%
- Sun99°72°52%
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 — Selma
SPC has placed Selma 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 Selma
- 27577
- 27576