Waves, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waves weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——68°64°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——68°66°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——73°68°+5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast18%—73°72°0°
- MondayJun 8Showers33%—73°64°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast22%—65°64°-8°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——72°66°+7°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 45 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.66 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 3:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Waves at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.