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Plymouth, North Carolina Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Plymouth, NC
Monday, June 15 at 3:49 PM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
33%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
Plymouth, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlymouth, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 89°
Plymouth, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    89°75°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    14%
    90°69°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    13%
    92°72°+2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    99°75°+7°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    90°75°-9°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    85°69°-5°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    90°64°+5°
Plymouth, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
298° · veering 144°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the wnw.
Plymouth, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.71006.01008.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Plymouth, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
7.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56
Plymouth, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
111.3mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
19:49 UTC · Plymouth, 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
19:49 UTC · Plymouth, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plymouth, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plymouth, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plymouth, NC
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Plymouth, NC
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:54 AM
Moonset
8:34 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Plymouth, NC
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plymouth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Plymouth

  1. Mon89°74°31%
  2. Tue90°70°14%
  3. Wed92°72°13%
  4. Thu99°75°28%
  5. Fri90°75°65%
  6. Sat85°69°55%
  7. Sun90°64°6%
  8. Mon96°68°22%
  9. Tue85°69°42%
  10. Wed85°64°35%
  11. Thu82°68°30%
  12. Fri73°69°61%
  13. Sat88°68°61%
  14. Sun90°66°46%
  15. Mon95°73°42%
  16. Tue92°74°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Plymouth

SPC has placed Plymouth in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Plymouth

  • 27962

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.