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Stony Point, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stony Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Stony Point, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 3:16 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
33%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
Stony Point, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStony Point, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 98°
Stony Point, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    42%
    0.13″
    98°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    96°71°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    69%
    97°71°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    96°69°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    16%
    98°71°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    17%
    95°69°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    32%
    93°73°-2°
Stony Point, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 78°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stony Point, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.2
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.2
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.3976.8977.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stony Point, NC
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 11 PM

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Stony Point, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
115.8mi
UNLIMITED
121 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:16 UTC · Stony Point, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:16 UTC · Stony Point, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stony Point, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stony Point, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stony Point, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stony Point, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stony Point, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stony Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 code: 28678

16-Day Forecast — Stony Point

  1. Sun98°71°42%
  2. Mon96°71°24%
  3. Tue97°71°69%
  4. Wed96°69°24%
  5. Thu98°71°16%
  6. Fri95°69°17%
  7. Sat93°73°32%
  8. Sun97°69°27%
  9. Mon99°71°21%
  10. Tue87°66°12%
  11. Wed91°60°11%
  12. Thu97°65°19%
  13. Fri99°67°29%
  14. Sat91°66°42%
  15. Sun75°67°48%
  16. Mon89°65°45%

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 — Stony Point

SPC has placed Stony Point 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 Stony Point

  • 28678

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.