Troy, North Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Troy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——87°66°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——92°70°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast33%—96°75°+4°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail53%0.08″88°69°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle33%—89°65°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast13%—92°62°+3°
- MondayJun 22Heavy Drizzle32%0.24″97°67°+5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:19 AM
- Moonset
- 9:48 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Troy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Troy
- Tue87°66°3%
- Wed92°70°6%
- Thu96°75°33%
- Fri88°69°53%
- Sat89°65°33%
- Sun92°62°13%
- Mon97°67°32%
- Tue68°58°32%
- Wed65°58°29%
- Thu86°63°24%
- Fri87°68°23%
- Sat94°69°26%
- Sun98°70°30%
- Mon93°70°39%
- Tue96°71°41%
- Wed96°73°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Troy
SPC has placed Troy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.
ZIP codes in Troy
- 27371