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Halifax, North Carolina Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Halifax weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Halifax, NC
Monday, June 15 at 8:48 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
43%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Halifax, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHalifax, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 89°
Halifax, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    10%
    84°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    89°62°+5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    94°71°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    0.72″
    99°71°+5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.03″
    85°71°-14°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    41%
    84°63°-1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    10%
    90°61°+6°
Halifax, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 70°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 18 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Halifax, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.91001.71005.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Halifax, NC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Halifax, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.9mi
UNLIMITED
94 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:48 UTC · Halifax, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:48 UTC · Halifax, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Halifax, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Halifax, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Halifax, NC
Almanac · Monday, June 15
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Halifax, NC
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
7:05 AM
Moonset
9:42 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Halifax, NC
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Halifax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Halifax

  1. Mon84°70°10%
  2. Tue89°63°5%
  3. Wed94°71°6%
  4. Thu99°71°44%
  5. Fri85°71°56%
  6. Sat84°63°41%
  7. Sun90°61°10%
  8. Mon92°72°30%
  9. Tue85°64°40%
  10. Wed80°62°29%
  11. Thu89°67°24%
  12. Fri93°68°44%
  13. Sat89°72°46%
  14. Sun96°70°50%
  15. Mon97°74°38%
  16. Tue96°73°23%

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.

ZIP codes in Halifax

  • 27839

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.