Southmont, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—101°75°0°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle75%0.01″98°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers62%—91°69°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—95°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—98°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—100°69°+2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 118 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 118 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 118
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Southmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°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
- Sat101°72°5%
- Sun101°75°20%
- Mon98°70°75%
- Tue91°69°62%
- Wed95°67°35%
- Thu98°67°40%
- Fri100°69°26%
- Sat97°72°36%
- Sun77°68°24%
- Mon87°63°14%
- Tue93°65°23%
- Wed95°67°32%
- Thu95°69°39%
- Fri95°68°45%
- Sat99°71°46%
- Sun97°70°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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