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Smithtown, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Smithtown, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 2:43 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Smithtown, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmithtown, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 98°
Smithtown, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    98°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    76%
    0.49″
    95°70°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    63%
    0.01″
    95°68°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.10″
    93°66°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    27%
    96°64°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    98°72°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.01″
    92°71°-6°
Smithtown, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
047° · veering 137°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 137° from the ne.
Smithtown, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.0975.2975.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smithtown, NC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-39 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smithtown, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
UNLIMITED
131 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:43 UTC · Smithtown, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:43 UTC · Smithtown, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smithtown, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smithtown, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smithtown, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Smithtown, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Smithtown, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithtown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Smithtown

  1. Sun98°72°25%
  2. Mon95°70°76%
  3. Tue95°68°63%
  4. Wed93°66°36%
  5. Thu96°64°27%
  6. Fri98°72°19%
  7. Sat92°71°36%
  8. Sun95°69°31%
  9. Mon92°62°16%
  10. Tue90°60°11%
  11. Wed92°62°21%
  12. Thu92°66°41%
  13. Fri83°68°48%
  14. Sat91°66°48%
  15. Sun90°66°55%

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 — Smithtown

SPC has placed Smithtown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Smithtown

  • 27018

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.