Raleigh, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raleigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—88°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°65°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—90°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers73%0.01″74°62°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast73%—80°57°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers20%0.04″76°61°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—73°57°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 49 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Raleigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58564
16-Day Forecast — Raleigh
- Sat88°59°13%
- Sun95°65°2%
- Mon90°70°18%
- Tue74°62°73%
- Wed80°57°73%
- Thu76°61°20%
- Fri73°57°20%
- Sat81°55°19%
- Sun89°60°5%
- Mon92°65°9%
- Tue100°69°9%
- Wed104°70°12%
- Thu90°66°18%
- Fri74°63°19%
- Sat85°57°12%
- Sun89°61°13%
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 — Raleigh
SPC has placed Raleigh 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 Raleigh
- 58564