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Troy, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Troy, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:31 PM
92
°
Overcast
Feels like
98°
Humidity
57%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Troy, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTroy, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 96°
Troy, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    36%
    0.14″
    96°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    97°73°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    98°75°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    98°71°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    98°73°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    99°70°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    36%
    94°72°-5°
Troy, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 85°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 5 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 279SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 85° from the ene.
Troy, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.2992.2992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Troy, NC
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+15 in 6hPeak ~54 @ 11 PM

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Troy, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.9mi
UNLIMITED
124 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
20:31 UTC · Troy, 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
20:31 UTC · Troy, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Troy, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Troy, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Troy, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Troy, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Troy, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Troy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27371

16-Day Forecast — Troy

  1. Sun96°74°36%
  2. Mon97°73°21%
  3. Tue98°75°48%
  4. Wed98°71°44%
  5. Thu98°73°19%
  6. Fri99°70°13%
  7. Sat94°72°36%
  8. Sun97°71°33%
  9. Mon100°71°24%
  10. Tue89°66°13%
  11. Wed91°63°13%
  12. Thu98°67°12%
  13. Fri97°70°27%
  14. Sat94°68°35%
  15. Sun77°66°46%
  16. Mon95°64°42%

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 — Troy

SPC has placed Troy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Troy

  • 27371

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.