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Delco, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Delco, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:30 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
85%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Delco, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDelco, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Delco, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.03″
    97°79°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    49%
    0.19″
    100°71°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    97°75°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    101°76°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    102°80°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    100°74°-2°
Delco, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 27°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the ssw.
Delco, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1014.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.71012.61013.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Delco, NC
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 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 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Delco, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.2mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
04:30 UTC · Delco, 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
04:30 UTC · Delco, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Delco, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Delco, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Delco, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Delco, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Delco, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Delco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°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: 28436

15-Day Forecast — Delco

  1. Sun97°74°5%
  2. Mon97°79°58%
  3. Tue100°71°49%
  4. Wed97°75°46%
  5. Thu101°76°23%
  6. Fri102°80°18%
  7. Sat100°74°50%
  8. Sun97°72°52%
  9. Mon82°69°39%
  10. Tue84°67°19%
  11. Wed95°69°34%
  12. Thu98°77°29%
  13. Fri95°71°45%
  14. Sat95°73°35%
  15. Sun96°73°39%

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 — Delco

SPC includes Delco 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 Delco

  • 28436

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.