Bear Grass, North Carolina Weather
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Bear Grass weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:33 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——75°38°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——72°44°-3°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——71°52°-1°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——58°44°-13°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——53°37°-5°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——53°35°0°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——54°36°+1°
Air quality now AQI 22 · Good
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:11 AM
- Moonset
- 5:48 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Bear Grass at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 57°F (high 75°F, low 38°F), 3°F above the 54°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 20 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 13 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Bear Grass
- Tue75°38°0%
- Wed72°44°2%
- Thu71°52°4%
- Fri58°44°4%
- Sat53°37°1%
- Sun53°35°0%
- Mon54°36°5%
- Tue50°45°9%
- Wed54°42°6%
- Thu57°37°4%
- Fri58°40°4%
- Sat64°46°9%
- Sun75°55°17%
- Mon71°44°29%
- Tue44°34°23%
- Wed45°28°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 12) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Bear Grass
Bear Grass sits in Martin County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 35m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 44m — a swing of +4h 51m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charlotte, the state’s largest city, lies about 212 miles to the W. The nearest town Bear Grass tracks is Greenville, roughly 18 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Bear Grass
Air quality in Bear Grass’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 31).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Bear Grass tops out in July (~80°F) and dips lowest in January (~43°F), with September wettest at 6.9 inches and February driest at 3.2 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 3.7″ | 11 |
| February | 45° | 3.2″ | 10 |
| March | 52° | 4.1″ | 11 |
| April | 61° | 3.7″ | 10 |
| May | 69° | 3.7″ | 10 |
| June | 76° | 5.1″ | 10 |
| July | 80° | 5.8″ | 11 |
| August | 78° | 5.7″ | 11 |
| September | 73° | 6.9″ | 10 |
| October | 63° | 4.3″ | 8 |
| November | 53° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| December | 46° | 3.6″ | 11 |
Regional context
Similar climates Everetts, NC, Williamston, NC, Robersonville, NC
In Bear Grass, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 43°F and July near 80°F — a 37°F seasonal arc — with about 53.2 inches of precipitation over 122 rainy or snowy days.
Precipitation in Bear Grass runs summer-dominant: September averages 6.9 inches across 10.3 days of warm-season storms, while February drops to 3.2 inches over 9.8 rainy days of drier cool air. Bear Grass shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Everetts, NC, Williamston, NC and Robersonville, NC.
Around March 20, Bear Grass sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Bear Grass's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Bear Grass, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. By November 12, frost is back in Bear Grass — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Bear Grass freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Everetts, NC, Williamston, NC, Robersonville, NC, Stokes, NC, Parmele, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Bear Grass?
- Bear Grass's last spring frost lands near March 20, and in Bear Grass the first fall frost follows around November 12.
- What is the rainy season in Bear Grass?
- Bear Grass sees its heaviest rain in September (around 6.9 inches), part of roughly 53 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Bear Grass?
- On average July tops the year in Bear Grass at about 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Bear Grass?
- The coldest stretch in Bear Grass falls in January, around 43°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Bear Grass?
- Hardy spring crops go in near March 20 in Bear Grass; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does Bear Grass get?
- Expect roughly 122 wet days a year in Bear Grass.
- What hardiness zone is Bear Grass?
- Because Bear Grass bottoms near 43°F in January, that winter low sets Bear Grass's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Bear Grass?
- Bear Grass's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Bear Grass?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Bear Grass in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Bear Grass?
- Current conditions for Bear Grass and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Bear Grass forecast updated?
- The Bear Grass forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Bear Grass?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Bear Grass are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Bear Grass?
- The next few days in Bear Grass's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Bear Grass sits at 35.8°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Bear Grass
- 27892