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Castalia, North Carolina Weather

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Castalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Castalia, NC
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:52 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
29%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Castalia, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCastalia, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 88°
Castalia, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    81°46°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    88°58°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°63°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°65°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    43%
    95°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    43%
    78°60°-17°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    17%
    80°52°+2°
Castalia, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
033° · veering 63°
Direction
NNE
033°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 19 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 143SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the nne.
Castalia, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.9
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.9
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.41009.91011.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Castalia, NC
Air quality
59
AQI
Good
+21 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12
Castalia, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
137.6mi
UNLIMITED
145 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:52 UTC ·Castalia, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:52 UTC ·Castalia, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Castalia, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Castalia, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Castalia, NC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Castalia, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
2:49 AM
Moonset
12:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Castalia, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Castalia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Castalia

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.