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Cerro Gordo, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cerro Gordo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cerro Gordo, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 2:00 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Cerro Gordo, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCerro Gordo, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 99°
Cerro Gordo, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    99°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    68%
    97°76°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    50%
    0.20″
    97°75°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    97°75°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    102°77°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    104°80°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    49%
    0.01″
    99°75°-5°
Cerro Gordo, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · steady
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Cerro Gordo, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.51010.31010.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cerro Gordo, NC
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Cerro Gordo, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.3mi
UNLIMITED
101 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:00 UTC · Cerro Gordo, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:00 UTC · Cerro Gordo, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cerro Gordo, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cerro Gordo, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cerro Gordo, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cerro Gordo, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cerro Gordo, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cerro Gordo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28430

15-Day Forecast — Cerro Gordo

  1. Sun99°74°14%
  2. Mon97°76°68%
  3. Tue97°75°50%
  4. Wed97°75°47%
  5. Thu102°77°21%
  6. Fri104°80°20%
  7. Sat99°75°49%
  8. Sun102°75°51%
  9. Mon86°73°37%
  10. Tue91°68°19%
  11. Wed95°68°29%
  12. Thu92°72°35%
  13. Fri93°72°39%
  14. Sat90°72°40%
  15. Sun93°72°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Cerro Gordo

SPC includes Cerro Gordo in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Cerro Gordo

  • 28430

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.