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Cove City, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Cove City, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:59 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Cove City, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCove City, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 98°
Cove City, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    98°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    71%
    0.04″
    96°75°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    70%
    96°74°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    0.08″
    97°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    25%
    0.01″
    95°72°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    102°75°+7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.02″
    99°73°-3°
Cove City, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · backing 5°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the ssw.
Cove City, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.71012.21012.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cove City, NC
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cove City, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
57%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.2mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
05:59 UTC · Cove City, 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
05:59 UTC · Cove City, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cove City, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cove City, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cove City, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cove City, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cove City, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cove City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28523

15-Day Forecast — Cove City

  1. Sun98°74°2%
  2. Mon96°75°71%
  3. Tue96°74°70%
  4. Wed97°74°66%
  5. Thu95°72°25%
  6. Fri102°75°25%
  7. Sat99°73°56%
  8. Sun96°71°53%
  9. Mon84°70°29%
  10. Tue80°68°15%
  11. Wed92°66°35%
  12. Thu92°72°32%
  13. Fri92°71°35%
  14. Sat83°72°32%
  15. Sun91°69°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 — Cove City

SPC has placed Cove City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Cove City

  • 28523

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.