Washington, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain38%4.9″96°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers75%0.03″96°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail52%—90°73°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers24%0.15″97°73°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers14%—96°73°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle50%—84°74°-12°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27889
16-Day Forecast — Washington
- Sun99°73°4%
- Mon96°75°38%
- Tue96°75°75%
- Wed90°73°52%
- Thu97°73°24%
- Fri96°73°14%
- Sat84°74°50%
- Sun93°72°46%
- Mon94°74°29%
- Tue87°70°16%
- Wed90°67°20%
- Thu94°69°29%
- Fri93°70°32%
- Sat84°71°35%
- Sun73°66°35%
- Mon87°64°52%
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 — Washington
SPC has placed Washington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Washington
- 27817
- 27889