Stem, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—104°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle28%0.04″102°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers81%1.5″97°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers78%—86°70°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle27%—87°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—92°69°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle27%—101°72°+9°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27581
16-Day Forecast — Stem
- Sat104°75°15%
- Sun102°75°28%
- Mon97°70°81%
- Tue86°70°78%
- Wed87°66°27%
- Thu92°69°26%
- Fri101°72°27%
- Sat98°73°34%
- Sun95°71°31%
- Mon84°69°16%
- Tue87°68°17%
- Wed92°69°28%
- Thu95°71°35%
- Fri96°70°46%
- Sat95°72°45%
- Sun88°71°45%
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 — Stem
SPC has placed Stem in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Stem
- 27581