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Shelby, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Shelby, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 7:09 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Shelby, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShelby, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 86°
Shelby, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    86°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°60°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°61°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°64°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    34%
    87°68°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    25%
    68°63°-19°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    82°66°+14°
Shelby, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · backing 31°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 130SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Shelby, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.2
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.2
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.1989.7991.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Shelby, NC
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-19 in 6h

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Shelby, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
07:09 UTC ·Shelby, 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
07:09 UTC ·Shelby, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Shelby, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shelby, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shelby, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Shelby, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:40 AM
Moonset
1:40 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Shelby, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shelby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 4, 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 Shelby

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.