Aurora, North Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aurora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Drizzle17%0.02″90°71°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm——97°74°+7°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail63%0.03″92°72°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers46%—84°68°-8°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——92°66°+8°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm25%0.08″91°68°-1°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle34%0.09″82°66°-9°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:19 AM
- Moonset
- 10:27 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Aurora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.
15-Day Forecast — Aurora
- Wed90°71°17%
- Thu97°74°9%
- Fri92°72°63%
- Sat84°68°46%
- Sun92°66°3%
- Mon91°68°25%
- Tue82°66°34%
- Wed80°67°26%
- Thu86°68°24%
- Fri89°71°28%
- Sat91°71°26%
- Sun92°70°24%
- Mon93°71°23%
- Tue98°71°38%
- Wed97°73°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Aurora
SPC has placed Aurora in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Aurora
- 27806