Southern Shores, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southern Shores weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——73°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——75°59°+2°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——79°62°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——74°67°-5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast43%—76°68°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers43%—69°63°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear18%—66°63°-3°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 120
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:18 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Southern Shores at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below 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.