East Bend, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—101°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain28%0.57″99°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Rain82%0.17″99°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle62%0.01″91°68°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear30%—97°67°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—99°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—99°70°0°
AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
East Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27018
16-Day Forecast — East Bend
- Sat101°73°14%
- Sun99°74°28%
- Mon99°72°82%
- Tue91°68°62%
- Wed97°67°30%
- Thu99°69°28%
- Fri99°70°27%
- Sat86°68°37%
- Sun82°68°28%
- Mon87°64°20%
- Tue93°61°19%
- Wed95°67°39%
- Thu93°67°43%
- Fri92°66°54%
- Sat89°67°58%
- Sun99°70°58%
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 — East Bend
SPC has placed East Bend in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 East Bend
- 27018