Ayden, North Carolina Weather
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Ayden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast14%—89°74°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast11%—90°68°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast43%—86°75°-4°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast35%—96°75°+10°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle58%—89°77°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle53%—83°68°-6°
- SundayJun 21Partly Cloudy——93°65°+10°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 5:58 AM
- Moonset
- 8:36 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Ayden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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 — Ayden
- Mon89°74°14%
- Tue90°69°11%
- Wed86°75°43%
- Thu96°75°35%
- Fri89°77°58%
- Sat83°68°53%
- Sun93°65°7%
- Mon98°68°23%
- Tue88°72°39%
- Wed89°65°39%
- Thu88°70°32%
- Fri73°69°46%
- Sat88°69°46%
- Sun90°68°39%
- Mon93°72°37%
- Tue92°74°23%
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 — Ayden
SPC has placed Ayden 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 Ayden
- 28513