Kure Beach, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kure Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——80°59°—
- FridayJun 5Mostly Clear——85°63°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——90°69°+5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——91°71°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers21%—95°68°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast16%—78°65°-17°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——82°63°+4°
Ozone at AQI 85 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 91 by mid-afternoon.
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 85 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 91 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 91
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:21 AM
- Moonset
- 1:28 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Kure Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.