Statesville, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Statesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain26%0.24″98°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers71%0.04″96°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle48%—96°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers37%—95°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—98°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—101°74°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle35%0.11″96°71°-5°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Statesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 28625, 28677
15-Day Forecast — Statesville
- Sun98°72°26%
- Mon96°71°71%
- Tue96°69°48%
- Wed95°68°37%
- Thu98°66°20%
- Fri101°74°18%
- Sat96°71°35%
- Sun99°71°31%
- Mon92°63°19%
- Tue91°61°9%
- Wed95°64°22%
- Thu94°67°43%
- Fri81°70°42%
- Sat90°68°42%
- Sun95°68°53%
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 — Statesville
SPC has placed Statesville 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 Statesville
- 28625
- 28677
- 28687