Swansboro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swansboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle41%—91°79°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers64%0.25″93°77°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%0.44″93°76°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—91°78°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—93°80°+2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Swansboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28584
16-Day Forecast — Swansboro
- Sat92°71°1%
- Sun90°75°1%
- Mon91°79°41%
- Tue93°77°64%
- Wed93°76°49%
- Thu91°78°23%
- Fri93°80°23%
- Sat96°80°36%
- Sun93°73°31%
- Mon88°73°30%
- Tue87°75°21%
- Wed89°76°52%
- Thu89°75°71%
- Fri88°75°45%
- Sat89°79°57%
- Sun89°80°58%
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 — Swansboro
SPC includes Swansboro in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Swansboro
- 28584