South Mills, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Mills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——94°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm65%1.3″97°73°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm72%0.99″95°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—81°71°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%0.02″91°69°+10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy27%—98°75°+7°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
South Mills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27976
16-Day Forecast — South Mills
- Sat96°75°4%
- Sun94°75°1%
- Mon97°73°65%
- Tue95°73°72%
- Wed81°71°52%
- Thu91°69°17%
- Fri98°75°27%
- Sat88°71°46%
- Sun82°71°43%
- Mon81°68°33%
- Tue83°64°23%
- Wed92°66°48%
- Thu94°69°40%
- Fri90°69°41%
- Sat92°70°45%
- Sun93°73°45%
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 — South Mills
SPC has placed South Mills 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 South Mills
- 27976