Mount Pleasant, North Carolina Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Pleasant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Heavy Rain40%0.56″85°72°—
- MondayAug 3Light Showers18%2.9″87°72°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Thunderstorm69%—83°71°-4°
- WednesdayAug 5Thunderstorm60%0.30″85°69°+2°
- ThursdayAug 6Light Drizzle41%—90°70°+5°
- FridayAug 7Light Showers39%0.12″95°71°+5°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Showers34%0.01″94°72°-1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Mount Pleasant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 28124
16-Day Forecast — Mount Pleasant
- Sun85°72°40%
- Mon87°72°18%
- Tue83°71°69%
- Wed85°69°60%
- Thu90°70°41%
- Fri95°71°39%
- Sat94°72°34%
- Sun90°70°34%
- Mon96°70°27%
- Tue97°71°22%
- Wed96°72°15%
- Thu97°71°24%
- Fri95°71°43%
- Sat97°74°45%
- Sun97°72°48%
- Mon94°73°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Mount Pleasant
SPC has placed Mount Pleasant in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
Sun & seasons in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant sits in Cabarrus County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 33m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 46m — a swing of +4h 47m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charlotte, the state’s largest city, lies about 24 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Mount Pleasant tracks is Concord, roughly 11 miles to the W.
ZIP codes in Mount Pleasant
- 28124
- 28025