Albemarle, North Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Albemarle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——83°67°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——94°66°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast30%—94°73°0°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm57%—90°70°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers33%—89°66°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast20%—92°60°+3°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle36%0.01″84°68°-8°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:20 AM
- Moonset
- 9:49 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Albemarle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Albemarle
SPC has placed Albemarle in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Albemarle
- 28001
- 28002