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Kelford, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Kelford, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 11:26 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
28%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Kelford, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKelford, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 93°
Kelford, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°61°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°67°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    32%
    95°68°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    32%
    84°60°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    15%
    82°54°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    10%
    87°57°+5°
Kelford, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 131°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kelford, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.61015.21016.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Kelford, NC
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
+55 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 71 now. AQI up 55 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 17 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kelford, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
135.4mi
UNLIMITED
136 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
23:26 UTC ·Kelford, 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
23:26 UTC ·Kelford, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kelford, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kelford, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kelford, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kelford, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
3:25 AM
Moonset
1:19 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Kelford, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kelford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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.

ZIP codes in Kelford

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.