Stokes, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stokes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast24%—98°75°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast73%—97°78°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm67%0.01″95°74°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers30%0.05″101°74°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—97°74°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle54%—92°74°-5°
- SundayJul 12Drizzle34%—95°72°+3°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.
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 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:24 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Stokes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 27884
15-Day Forecast — Stokes
- Mon98°75°24%
- Tue97°78°73%
- Wed95°74°67%
- Thu101°74°30%
- Fri97°74°16%
- Sat92°74°54%
- Sun95°72°34%
- Mon90°72°30%
- Tue102°73°16%
- Wed89°71°17%
- Thu78°68°45%
- Fri89°66°55%
- Sat89°69°41%
- Sun94°74°45%
- Mon91°73°50%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Stokes
SPC has placed Stokes in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Stokes
- 27884