Swepsonville, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swepsonville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—96°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers69%—96°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%0.08″96°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers56%0.01″92°71°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—96°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—102°72°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%0.02″93°71°-9°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- 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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Swepsonville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Swepsonville
- Sun96°75°15%
- Mon96°71°69%
- Tue96°71°69%
- Wed92°71°56%
- Thu96°68°21%
- Fri102°72°24%
- Sat93°71°37%
- Sun98°71°35%
- Mon88°70°22%
- Tue88°65°10%
- Wed93°62°21%
- Thu94°69°39%
- Fri81°71°55%
- Sat89°69°45%
- Sun92°68°57%
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 — Swepsonville
SPC has placed Swepsonville 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 Swepsonville
- 27253
- 27258