Toast, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Toast weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle17%0.01″100°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—96°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle80%—95°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle61%0.04″91°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—93°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—98°69°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—97°70°-1°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Toast at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Toast
- Sat100°73°17%
- Sun96°71°19%
- Mon95°71°80%
- Tue91°69°61%
- Wed93°66°23%
- Thu98°69°30%
- Fri97°70°26%
- Sat88°68°36%
- Sun83°68°30%
- Mon87°65°17%
- Tue94°61°18%
- Wed93°66°40%
- Thu92°67°39%
- Fri90°66°49%
- Sat91°68°59%
- Sun99°70°59%
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 — Toast
SPC has placed Toast 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 Toast
- 27030
- 27049