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Cove Creek, North Carolina Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cove Creek, NC
Monday, July 6 at 5:18 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
73%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Cove Creek, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCove Creek, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 64°H 84°
Cove Creek, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    54%
    0.16″
    84°64°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    48%
    80°66°-4°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    52%
    85°65°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    38%
    85°65°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    83°65°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    55%
    79°66°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    44%
    83°65°+4°
Cove Creek, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
025° · veering 97°
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 11 mph @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cove Creek, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
915.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.03 inHg
Now
915.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 915919
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW919.1914.5915.3
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cove Creek, NC
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cove Creek, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.6mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
09:18 UTC · Cove Creek, 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
09:18 UTC · Cove Creek, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cove Creek, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cove Creek, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cove Creek, NC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Cove Creek, NC
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 AM
Moonset
12:44 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cove Creek, NC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cove Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — Cove Creek

  1. Mon84°64°54%
  2. Tue80°66°48%
  3. Wed85°65°52%
  4. Thu85°65°38%
  5. Fri83°65°38%
  6. Sat79°66°55%
  7. Sun83°65°44%
  8. Mon84°66°25%
  9. Tue82°66°12%
  10. Wed90°69°20%
  11. Thu79°61°23%
  12. Fri80°55°59%
  13. Sat81°57°68%
  14. Sun73°59°64%
  15. Mon71°60°58%

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 — Cove Creek

SPC has placed Cove Creek 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 Cove Creek

  • 28692
  • 28698
  • 28679

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.