Stokesdale, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stokesdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—96°75°-3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers77%1.0″97°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle65%—91°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy35%—93°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—97°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy28%—100°70°+3°
AQI 111 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 56 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 2.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stokesdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°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: 27357
16-Day Forecast — Stokesdale
- Sat99°74°5%
- Sun96°75°28%
- Mon97°70°77%
- Tue91°68°65%
- Wed93°68°35%
- Thu97°66°22%
- Fri100°70°28%
- Sat97°73°45%
- Sun80°69°28%
- Mon85°62°25%
- Tue93°62°18%
- Wed94°65°39%
- Thu92°68°37%
- Fri93°68°64%
- Sat97°70°66%
- Sun93°71°52%
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 — Stokesdale
SPC has placed Stokesdale 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 Stokesdale
- 27357
- 27284