Sims, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sims weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain15%1.2″100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle78%—95°75°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers66%0.49″96°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle55%—92°74°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers22%—99°72°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy18%—100°80°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle50%—91°75°-9°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sims 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.
ZIP code: 27880
15-Day Forecast — Sims
- Sun100°74°15%
- Mon95°75°78%
- Tue96°73°66%
- Wed92°74°55%
- Thu99°72°22%
- Fri100°80°18%
- Sat91°75°50%
- Sun80°71°45%
- Mon82°68°24%
- Tue88°65°12%
- Wed96°69°24%
- Thu97°71°29%
- Fri94°70°31%
- Sat91°70°37%
- Sun96°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 — Sims
SPC has placed Sims 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 Sims
- 27880