Drexel, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Drexel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——82°52°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——87°60°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——89°60°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast13%—92°63°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast35%—79°68°-13°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast32%—67°62°-12°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle24%—82°65°+15°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 3:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Drexel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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 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.