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Littleton, North Carolina Weather

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

Littleton, NC
Friday, June 5 at 8:19 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Littleton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittleton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 91°
Littleton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°58°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    95°66°+4°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    29%
    94°66°-1°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    86°67°-8°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    0.20″
    75°63°-11°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    72°66°-3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    81°67°+9°
Littleton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · backing 96°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 96° from the sw.
Littleton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41005.11005.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Littleton, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-23 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) 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
Littleton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
08:19 UTC ·Littleton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:19 UTC ·Littleton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Littleton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Littleton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Littleton, NC
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:25 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Littleton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
2:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Littleton, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Littleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 — Littleton

SPC has placed Littleton 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.

ZIP codes in Littleton

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.