Falkland, North Carolina Weather
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Falkland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Clear——91°59°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——94°67°+3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast17%—90°68°-4°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle28%—87°67°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers10%0.11″80°67°-7°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle14%0.06″75°70°-5°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle23%—81°69°+6°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:24 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Falkland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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 5, 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 — Falkland
SPC has placed Falkland in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.