Charlotte, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charlotte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——92°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—92°74°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm48%—85°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—80°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—85°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy29%—91°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%—93°73°+2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.
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 66 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 74
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 10:39 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Charlotte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37036
16-Day Forecast — Charlotte
- Sat92°68°6%
- Sun92°74°22%
- Mon85°69°48%
- Tue80°65°41%
- Wed85°64°26%
- Thu91°66°29%
- Fri93°73°54%
- Sat80°70°43%
- Sun78°61°33%
- Mon77°57°12%
- Tue80°59°13%
- Wed85°61°24%
- Thu85°67°33%
- Fri87°68°48%
- Sat75°71°55%
- Sun79°67°48%
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 — Charlotte
SPC includes Charlotte in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Charlotte
- 37036