Southern Shores, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southern Shores weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°75°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle38%0.07″92°77°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers58%0.07″84°77°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers47%0.55″79°76°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers11%—81°77°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%0.06″85°78°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle44%—79°75°-6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Southern Shores at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°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 — Southern Shores
- Sun91°75°1%
- Mon92°77°38%
- Tue84°77°58%
- Wed79°76°47%
- Thu81°77°11%
- Fri85°78°14%
- Sat79°75°44%
- Sun82°76°34%
- Mon80°75°16%
- Tue79°75°14%
- Wed81°75°23%
- Thu83°78°34%
- Fri83°79°43%
- Sat80°77°30%
- Sun83°78°42%
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 — Southern Shores
SPC includes Southern Shores in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Southern Shores
- 27949