Washington Park, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°76°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers64%0.67″97°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers71%0.19″96°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail57%—88°72°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers26%—94°71°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—99°77°+5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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 Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Washington Park
- Sat98°74°0%
- Sun97°76°4%
- Mon97°74°64%
- Tue96°73°71%
- Wed88°72°57%
- Thu94°71°26%
- Fri99°77°27%
- Sat96°74°46%
- Sun87°70°48%
- Mon86°67°36%
- Tue86°65°21%
- Wed94°66°52%
- Thu99°68°51%
- Fri94°70°40%
- Sat95°71°51%
- Sun95°72°56%
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 Park
SPC has placed Washington Park in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Washington Park
- 27889