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Maxton, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Maxton, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 10:44 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Maxton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaxton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 88°
Maxton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    88°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°60°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°65°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    93°66°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    94°70°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    80°68°-14°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    88°66°+8°
Maxton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
345° · backing 22°
Direction
NNW
345°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the nnw.
Maxton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.0
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.97 inHg
Now
1015.0
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.51014.01016.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Maxton, NC
Air quality
26
AQI
Moderate
-17 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 5 PM

PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 17 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
22μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Maxton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
148 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
10:44 UTC ·Maxton, 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
10:44 UTC ·Maxton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Maxton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maxton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maxton, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Maxton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
3:29 AM
Moonset
1:32 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Maxton, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Maxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Maxton

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.