St. James, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. James weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle37%—90°80°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%—90°79°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm56%0.01″91°78°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—90°81°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle29%0.07″90°78°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48), ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 7.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48), ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
St. James at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — St. James
- Sat90°73°1%
- Sun89°78°2%
- Mon90°80°37%
- Tue90°79°44%
- Wed91°78°56%
- Thu90°81°35%
- Fri90°78°29%
- Sat92°79°30%
- Sun92°74°30%
- Mon83°73°27%
- Tue86°75°24%
- Wed88°76°50%
- Thu88°77°49%
- Fri88°80°47%
- Sat88°81°56%
- Sun88°81°77%
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 — St. James
SPC includes St. James in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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. James
- 28461