Carolina, Rhode Island Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carolina weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain31%0.06″97°76°—
- SundayJul 5Rain39%0.21″82°70°-15°
- MondayJul 6Showers75%2.3″69°62°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers75%2.2″64°57°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—80°56°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear10%—82°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—83°68°+1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 9:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Carolina at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 02812
16-Day Forecast — Carolina
- Sat97°79°31%
- Sun82°70°39%
- Mon69°62°75%
- Tue64°57°75%
- Wed80°56°12%
- Thu82°63°10%
- Fri83°68°31%
- Sat74°66°23%
- Sun75°61°19%
- Mon66°64°19%
- Tue70°64°19%
- Wed80°60°28%
- Thu88°67°26%
- Fri91°72°26%
- Sat89°70°29%
- Sun81°64°22%
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 — Carolina
SPC has placed Carolina in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Carolina
- 02812
- 02813