St. James, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. James weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——80°51°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——83°58°+3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°61°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——81°69°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——83°72°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle48%0.01″82°69°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast28%—78°61°-4°
Ozone at AQI 56 now. AQI up 23 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 13 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 56 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:42 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
St. James at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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 3, 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.