St. Helena, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. Helena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers—1.1″96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle65%0.20″97°76°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle50%—98°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle50%0.03″99°78°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers20%—99°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—103°78°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle46%0.17″102°73°-1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
St. Helena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — St. Helena
- Sun96°74°4%
- Mon97°76°65%
- Tue98°75°50%
- Wed99°78°50%
- Thu99°75°20%
- Fri103°78°21%
- Sat102°73°46%
- Sun100°73°52%
- Mon88°71°36%
- Tue87°67°17%
- Wed94°67°15%
- Thu92°71°47%
- Fri94°71°36%
- Sat84°72°42%
- Sun93°70°34%
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 — St. Helena
SPC includes St. Helena 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 St. Helena
- 28425