Bennett, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bennett weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers53%0.14″95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy27%—95°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain52%0.13″97°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast52%—100°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle37%—104°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle23%—100°71°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers40%0.17″95°71°-5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 12:34 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Bennett at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 27208
16-Day Forecast — Bennett
- Sun95°74°53%
- Mon95°70°27%
- Tue97°74°52%
- Wed100°73°52%
- Thu104°73°37%
- Fri100°71°23%
- Sat95°71°40%
- Sun99°71°40%
- Mon97°70°26%
- Tue105°75°16%
- Wed96°69°11%
- Thu84°68°44%
- Fri94°67°58%
- Sat94°71°52%
- Sun88°70°32%
- Mon95°71°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Bennett
SPC has placed Bennett in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Bennett
- 27208