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Clinton, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Clinton, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 2:05 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
82%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Clinton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClinton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 75°H 101°
Clinton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    22%
    0.28″
    101°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    66%
    0.48″
    97°72°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    63%
    98°74°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    48%
    100°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    20%
    96°74°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    105°76°+9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Showers
    55%
    0.14″
    101°74°-4°
Clinton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
189° · backing 14°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 23 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the s.
Clinton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.61007.31008.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Clinton, NC
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Clinton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
109 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
06:05 UTC · Clinton, 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
06:05 UTC · Clinton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clinton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clinton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clinton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clinton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clinton, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28328

15-Day Forecast — Clinton

  1. Sun101°75°22%
  2. Mon97°72°66%
  3. Tue98°74°63%
  4. Wed100°74°48%
  5. Thu96°74°20%
  6. Fri105°76°25%
  7. Sat101°74°55%
  8. Sun99°74°50%
  9. Mon84°72°37%
  10. Tue89°66°17%
  11. Wed92°67°34%
  12. Thu91°72°36%
  13. Fri89°72°35%
  14. Sat87°71°39%
  15. Sun91°71°43%

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 — Clinton

SPC has placed Clinton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Clinton

  • 28328
  • 28329

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.