Southmont, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain24%0.10″100°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers65%—98°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers62%0.01″96°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%—98°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—97°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—102°71°+5°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Southmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27351
16-Day Forecast — Southmont
- Sat99°72°5%
- Sun100°75°24%
- Mon98°72°65%
- Tue96°69°62%
- Wed98°70°35%
- Thu97°71°20%
- Fri102°71°25%
- Sat91°70°33%
- Sun92°69°30%
- Mon85°65°26%
- Tue93°62°19%
- Wed98°68°36%
- Thu96°68°37%
- Fri95°67°55%
- Sat95°67°68%
- Sun103°70°65%
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 — Southmont
SPC has placed Southmont in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Southmont
- 27351
- 27292