Waves, North Carolina Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waves weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm26%—79°74°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm24%—78°74°-1°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm19%0.02″79°75°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——84°78°+5°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm51%—81°78°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle51%0.01″80°73°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——78°75°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 6.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:50 AM
- Moonset
- 8:28 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Waves at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Waves
- Mon79°73°26%
- Tue78°74°24%
- Wed79°75°19%
- Thu84°78°7%
- Fri81°78°51%
- Sat80°73°51%
- Sun78°75°6%
- Mon80°77°21%
- Tue79°71°31%
- Wed74°70°31%
- Thu80°74°29%
- Fri80°75°52%
- Sat78°75°52%
- Sun79°77°41%
- Mon80°79°42%
- Tue80°79°26%
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 — Waves
SPC has placed Waves 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 Waves
- 27982
- 27972