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Maxton, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Maxton, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 8:20 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
20%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Maxton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaxton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 91°
Maxton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    87°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°60°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    91°66°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    92°67°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    30%
    86°69°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    19%
    83°61°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    87°59°+4°
Maxton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 155°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Maxton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.91011.61011.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Maxton, NC
Air quality
52
AQI
Hazardous
+23 in 6hPeak ~92 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
139μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 500
Maxton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
164.1mi
UNLIMITED
167 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
20:20 UTC ·Maxton, 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
20:20 UTC ·Maxton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Maxton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maxton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maxton, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Maxton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:29 AM
Moonset
1:32 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Maxton, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Maxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Maxton

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.