Advance, North Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Advance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——89°62°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm27%0.09″94°73°+5°
- FridayJun 19Light Rain38%0.09″92°71°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——90°63°-2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast12%—97°65°+7°
- MondayJun 22Overcast51%—92°70°-5°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast28%—92°62°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 — 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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 4.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:33 AM
- Moonset
- 10:44 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Advance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Advance
- Wed89°62°0%
- Thu94°73°27%
- Fri92°71°38%
- Sat90°63°2%
- Sun97°65°12%
- Mon92°70°51%
- Tue92°62°28%
- Wed88°67°20%
- Thu96°67°20%
- Fri96°68°24%
- Sat97°69°29%
- Sun100°69°42%
- Mon92°69°61%
- Tue88°69°48%
- Wed88°70°45%
- Thu91°70°65%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Advance
SPC has placed Advance in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Advance
- 27006