St. James, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. James weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Clear——90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°78°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle17%—91°81°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm48%—92°76°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%0.02″92°79°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—92°80°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—92°82°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30), ratio 0.63 with 8 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30), ratio 0.63 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.63
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
St. James at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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°0%
- Sun89°78°4%
- Mon91°81°17%
- Tue92°76°48%
- Wed92°79°48%
- Thu92°80°22%
- Fri92°82°15%
- Sat92°83°26%
- Sun92°74°43%
- Mon81°70°34%
- Tue80°70°23%
- Wed89°72°50%
- Thu89°81°49%
- Fri89°78°47%
- Sat88°79°56%
- Sun90°79°77%
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. 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