Atlantic, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atlantic weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——77°59°—
- FridayJun 5Mostly Clear——79°59°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——80°68°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——82°73°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle30%—80°71°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast20%—76°69°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——77°70°+1°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 120
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:21 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Atlantic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (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.