Tar Heel, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tar Heel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——82°49°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——88°59°+6°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——89°61°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——89°63°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——94°66°+5°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle53%—86°68°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast26%—84°57°-2°
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:47 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Tar Heel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- 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 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.