Gloucester, North Carolina Weather
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Gloucester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm34%0.01″85°74°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm13%—83°74°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm52%—80°74°-3°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——83°78°+3°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm42%—82°78°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle42%0.02″82°72°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——80°74°-2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — 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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 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
- 5:57 AM
- Moonset
- 8:29 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Gloucester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Gloucester
- Mon85°74°34%
- Tue83°74°13%
- Wed80°74°52%
- Thu83°78°8%
- Fri82°78°42%
- Sat82°72°42%
- Sun80°74°7%
- Mon83°76°17%
- Tue84°74°31%
- Wed78°72°31%
- Thu83°77°39%
- Fri83°75°42%
- Sat84°72°45%
- Sun82°76°58%
- Mon82°78°52%
- Tue82°79°35%
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 — Gloucester
SPC has placed Gloucester in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Gloucester
- 28528