Dana, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Foggy——72°49°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——78°53°+6°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°56°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——83°58°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast15%—87°59°+4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle57%—77°62°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast28%—73°58°-4°
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:03 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Dana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.