Waxhaw, North Carolina Weather
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Waxhaw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——96°73°—
- SundayJun 14Heavy Rain22%0.91″97°72°+1°
- MondayJun 15Drizzle35%—89°69°-8°
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle35%—85°65°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast15%—89°68°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast11%—96°76°+7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle47%—89°73°-7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 4:20 AM
- Moonset
- 7:38 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Waxhaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Waxhaw
- Sat96°73°9%
- Sun97°72°22%
- Mon89°69°35%
- Tue85°65°35%
- Wed89°68°15%
- Thu96°76°11%
- Fri89°73°47%
- Sat84°69°29%
- Sun92°69°17%
- Mon94°70°22%
- Tue80°69°21%
- Wed78°67°46%
- Thu84°69°58%
- Fri94°71°55%
- Sat91°71°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Waxhaw
SPC has placed Waxhaw in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Waxhaw
- 28173