Walnut Cove, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walnut Cove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle17%0.02″98°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers83%1.2″98°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle65%—92°69°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear33%—93°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—98°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy29%—101°72°+3°
AQI 118 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 63 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Walnut Cove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27052
16-Day Forecast — Walnut Cove
- Sat101°76°8%
- Sun98°74°17%
- Mon98°72°83%
- Tue92°69°65%
- Wed93°69°33%
- Thu98°67°25%
- Fri101°72°29%
- Sat98°74°46%
- Sun81°69°28%
- Mon87°63°23%
- Tue93°63°20%
- Wed94°66°40%
- Thu93°70°42%
- Fri91°70°52%
- Sat98°71°53%
- Sun95°71°50%
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 — Walnut Cove
SPC has placed Walnut Cove 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 Walnut Cove
- 27052